Sounds of Life

Poem involving sounds and life stages... contest entry

Sounds speak to my soul
As I pass into this life
Waiting for the whisper
As arms reach out to me

The murmur of my mother's voice
Giving me assurance
Kindergarten starts today
The babble overwhelms

Applause swells across the stage
When they call my name
Graduation Day arrives
To Pomp and Circumstance

The brush of his hand
As he wipes away the tears
Walking down the aisle
My father's love expressed

Howling with the life I gave
A sigh against my cheek
When I hold my son at last
A joyous sound explodes

Now I hear the rasping
As my final breathe exhales
Sounds have filled my life
I give them now to you

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