The Shadow of Love

This sonnet celebrates paternal love, symbolized by the care and dedication of a father in nurturing and guiding the growth of his son. Through simple and silent gestures, love reveals itself as the root that sustains and strengthens over time. The poem highlights the moment when the son, having matured, understands and values the depth of the love that guided him, recognizing in the tree that rises the legacy of this silent but immeasurable affection.

Noble father, who by watering such a tender plant,
With zeal and hope creates life,
In a simple gesture the prophecy is made
Of the strength that grows in time.

The son who stands by his side,
Ignores what is already beginning in the roots,
But will see, one day, in the light of day,
The strong tree that enchants the sky.

And when then, to the sway of the wind,
The child's laughter longs for heaven,
The son understands, in grateful feeling,

That love, in its silence, thus gives rise
To full life, in such a sweet moment,
And thanks the father for such wealth.