The Importance of Being Earnestly Loved

Increasing desire for more strength in future days
Physically punishing self in sport we play
More time goes by showing improved ability
Rewarded with strength and bettered stability

Less strain in trail walking when body is to run it
More ease in stair climbing when pedaling to a summit
Friends are too active, they bring focus and modesty
Surrounded by athletes, type A is my normalcy

Concern for health pays dividends unfathomable
Growing old or chasing children around a table
When family is begun decisions are made for future
Where to live, decision making, prepare to nurture

Parents sacrifice to prepare for their family the best
To raise them, well educated, creative, athletic no less
Their life now devoted to develop a young person
The job is difficult and length, no time for risk aversion

Strength of father, begets strength of his son
He teaches “life can be difficult but won”
Breadwinning and caring for wife the boy sees
He imitates the father, but not limited to these

Mother and her desire to prepare child for worse
She is rewarded when sees her boy or girl well versed
Mom a better teacher, learnt from the experience pallete
Showing love to family, friend and those less fortunate

Both husband and wife have combined to produce child
Their best traits are often printed, lesser traits filed
The boy has become athlete, confident beyond reason
The girl is now, genius, philosopher, mind well seasoned

Happiness is easy when parents know what’s important
To a child, the attention from mom and dad this moment
The simple things best, morning breakfast cooked by pop
Together their family, naïve young they see no stop

Life with dad and mom at home, their education brief, intense
They learn what they can before relying on own sense
Soon mom and dad will be grandmother and grandfather
And hope they did well, and not seen their offspring falter

Their own image is passed down the line steadily
Young will grow old, the cycle seen repeatedly
Many youths will grow strong, with love and much smarts
When both mom and dad are there, it is the best of starts