"A BOY'S DREAM, A MAN'S LIFE"
The bow and arrow spoke to me when I was five years old
It said, come play with me young lad if you should be so bold
The singing string and whispering shaft was music to my soul
I knew it was a part of me when I was twelve years old
The bow was small for a lad so tall as I grew so long and lean
A new bow I sought, and finely bought, when I turned sixteen
The years they flew and at twenty two, a bow for the bride I took
Together we hunted for whitetail deer from our camp by a babbling brook
Soon a little bow hung along side the bows of mom and dad
Then another,.. and still another,.. three little bowmen we finely had
As time went by the children grew, then Grand children came along
Once again, the bow sang, it's captivating song
This new generation was soon to learn the wonders of stick and string
They watched as Grandpa showed them, the joys the bow could bring
No one can count the arrows that this old man has sent to flight
Someday he'll shoot his very last shaft into the murky night
But for now there's great grand children to learn of the bow from me
This old man, still loves his bow, at the age of Eighty three.
TO BE CONTINUED
Awesome!
You have a great ability with words....
Thanks Ron. :clapper: :archer:
I'll be sitting by the campfire with a hot cup of coffee waiting for the continuation.
Jason
I wrote the poem some time ago so every year I have to change the ending to coincide with my age...hence, "TO BE CONTINUED"
Your such a Great inspiration Ron!! Very well said sir! God Bless you my friend!
Thank all of you for the kind words. I now have many of my poems as well as my story on a CD
http://shrewbows.com/rons-cd.html
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I have that CD.
The only thing missing is the Campfire to sit around while listening to the ol guy tell his stories.
:archer: ♨️
Something is in my eye......must be allergies.
Beautiful poem.
Well done ol' Coon. 👌👌
Beautiful...about says it all Ron! Thank you!
I am 45 years behind the bow (I am 57)...my son begs me to shoot with him every night, how lucky I am!
He is only 10 and has had a bow in hand since he was 4. He has won 3 Wisconsin Traditional Archers State titles already and has an entire life time ahead of him to enjoy this spiritual pursuit.
What a fantastic way to share time together...I'm preaching to the choir! Love it!
Ron, your talent for putting soul into words is splendid. Thank you.
Ron, this is AMAZING!
Thank you for the inspiring words and thoughts!
I've passed on the torch to my 8 year old granddaughter and looking forward to doing the same for her baby sister...
Thanx, Mr. LaClair.