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My Boys: A Poem

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May 04, 2026
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My Boys

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

You know I’m proud of my boys,
I remember, when with toys,
They used to play on the lawn
From the break of summer dawn,
Until the time night arrives—
There I let them try and thrive.

When they reached the teenaged years,
I admit I had some fears,
That I’d get no hour of rest
As the elders’…

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