Mum Here Is The Mail

I caught up with my oldest Son recently

And he excitedly told me his fantastic news,

He’d found and ordered the most perfect ring

So he can propose to the one he cannot refuse.

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He explained that he’d purchased it overseas

And requested that it be posted to my address,

He couldn’t afford to receive it at his place

As he was convinced his girl would guess.

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Wow there will, in the not too distant future

Be a cause for a major celebration,

These two have been together for nine years

And my son is ready for his love declaration.

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I’m not sure who is the more excited, he or I

As I have always wanted a daughter,

So this is a special addition to our family

And we are more than ready to welcome her.

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My Son explained how he intends to propose

He is going to plan the most romantic getaway,

Hopefully he can arrange this as quickly as possible

So he can organise this winter and there is no wait.

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He asked me not to tell my youngest Son

As he wanted to be the one to tell his brother,

He was happy to say I was the first to know

As I deserved that courtesy as his mother.

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He went on to ask, while drinking his coffee

If I would keep my eye out for the post,

Understandably he was concerned

That his precious mail would be poached.

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I was also extremely delighted to discover

That when the wedding did eventually occur,

They had discussed this at times together

And agreed an intimate affair was preferred.

Something small enough that at the reception

The wedding party and the invited guests,

Would all comfortably fit on a single table

To celebrate their union with all due respect.

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We finished up our coffee, ready to leave

As we prepared to go our separate ways,

I hugged him tight and told him I’m so proud

Of the most wonderful man he was today.

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From there the days meandered by as usual

No real time to give it any real thought,

My Son had warned the post would be awhile

Highlighting again, it was overseas he’d bought.

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However, the post arrived a lot faster than expected

When it turned up at my address one week later,

My youngest Son waltzed on in through my front door

Holding a suspicious package wrapped in brown paper.

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“Mum, here is the mail that was sitting in the mail box”

He declared as he handed me all the letters in his hand,

Then he held up the brown paper wrapped parcel

Wondering why it was here and trying to understand.

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Of course he was full of so many valid questions

Of why a parcel addressed to his older brother,

Had been delivered here to my home address

And there were secrets being held he discovered.

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I took the package and immediately went to hide it

As my oldest Son and his lady were due any minute,

They were coming over for coffee and a movie

And I didn’t want to spoil the surprise during their visit.

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I had to somehow get my youngest boy to understand

That he could not mention the package at any point,

However, my youngest Son is extremely intelligent

He’d caught on but decided to leave this point unvoiced.

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So that suspicious package wrapped in brown paper

Was of no concern and gave us no reason to fear,

In fact, it is the very opposite and will bring happiness

To our family, giving us another member to hold dear.

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