Wasn't it just yesterday,
That my first child was born;
I was so excited
To be a mama in the morn.

Shadows flickered by
And her sister was here;
She was so tiny,
And, oh, such a dear.

Two sisters growing quickly,
They grew ever so fast;
I knew their days at home,
Were not going to last.

Then came the next one,
Another girl wouldn't you know;
She captured our hearts,
Her presence added glow.

Wasn't it just yesterday,
The oldest girl was wed;
And then before I knew it,
A grandchild to be fed.

But my days as a mom,
Were not to end;
For my son came along,
And I started again.

Oh, how quickly
The years have slipped by;
My son's almost grown,
And I sit back and sigh.

Wasn't it just yesterday,
That I was a child;
Playing games and sports,
A tomboy gone wild.

Time is so fleeting,
Flickering shadows as it goes;
So we must get ready,
Our immortal souls.