Ride Dino

 Ride Dino

Johnclarestokes 

In the land before time of man

The dinosaurs roamed the land

Creatures larger than imagination 

Primordial acts of Gods creation 

Our little son rode his plastic dino 

T Rex tamed by a young Lando 

At night the stories were read

Of lands where giants tread

A wallpaper was finally found

Now the creatures did surround 

Years passed and so the theme

Dino deflated with the dream

The dinosaurs were covered in brown

With deer and bears all around

Later, Danny and Gator glory

Then Tebow's inspiring story

Next came Kelly and the ocean blue

Surfboards galore of every hue

Finally to shades of modern gray

No hero found to guide the way

The little hawk with wings had flown

We paused to recall the Dino song

Yesterday, the gray border tore

Revealing faint tracks gone before

We chose not to repair the Dino print

The priceless uncovering of a lost moment

Ride Dino! Ride Dino! Happy song of the boy!

The layers of a life peeling back to reveal the joy! 

Landon Randolph Stokes with his son Nathaniel  Manoa

August 25, 1988