I Would Be Proud of You, Could I Attend

June 25, 2020

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Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is graduation.

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A poem from a deceased parent to his or her child at graduation:

I would be proud of you, could I attend,

Would I now know the things I'll never know,

Could I have watched you come to comprehend

The wonder of the world in which you grow.

Do not think I did not think of you,

Imagining the beauty of this day,

For I was at your graduation, too,

Though long ago, and in a different way.

Life can be full, no matter short or long,

As long as love can fill it with its grace.

And I have felt such pride, and love so strong,

That you will live your life in my embrace.

So of the pride today I claim my share:

Though I am not, I know that I am there.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Graduation

June 22: Give a Little Thought to Years Gone By

June 23: Glad to Graduate and Sad to Leave

June 24: Graduation Grabs You from Behind

June 25: I Would Be Proud of You, Could I Attend