This Poem was Submitted By: Robert Wyma On Date: 2001-07-16 04:01:48 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Wilsoned (with thanks to Tom Hanks)

The two kids and I, With popcorn and drinks, Sat down one night, To escape in Tom Hanks. The movie is recent, And plays one mans hopes, On a volley ball named Wilson, While stranded Hanks copes. We watched and talked, Until my six year old teared, Tom Hanks had a tantrum, And lost Wilson we feared. My six year old child, Caught the emotions we place, On friends real or imagined, When struggle is embraced. I said to my son, As he curled in my lap, What makes you so sad, Poor Wison is back? Daddy, the music is so sad, It makes me cry And the depth of his senses, Put a tear in my eye. How surely he felt, The music’s soft cue, Marveled I hugged him, Embracing his view. Tears to laughter, The transition is quick, Living is moving, For a child of six. Thanks Tom Hanks, For the chance to find, A moment to share, With this child of mine.

Copyright © July 2001 Robert Wyma

Additional Notes:
Wilson is a volleyball that floats up on to the beach in the movie Castaway with Tom Hanks. This modern day Robinson Crusoe turns the volleyball into a companion with a little hand painting and some hair.


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