To My Son Franklin

Tiny Footprints on a Father's HeartWhen a baby arrives,be it for a day, a month, a year or more,or perhaps only a sweet flickering moment-the fragile spark of a tender soulthe secret swell of her new pregnancythe new glow of her skin; known to only you-you are unmistakeningly changed...the tiny footprints left behind on your heartbespeak your name as Father.