Lawrence Hall
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For Jack on his 16th Birthday
Music, Magic, and Father Brown
In the long ago I was reading
a book
(And doubtless thinking many
brilliant thoughts)
Sitting in my car outside Our
Lady’s Church
Waiting for some old-lady
meeting to end
And suddenly, silently, there
you were
A little boy standing at my
shoulder
Peering through the window,
and then you said
These thoughtful words: “You
look like Father Brown.”
And suddenly, silently, here
I am
Standing at your shoulder and
looking up
For now you are taller than I
– and that
Is in the nature of how
things should be
But a blessing now on your
birthday, you see
For you and Cate are always a
blessing to me!
