To My Children

Where have all the years gone,

How did I let them slip by me?

I thought I had all the time in the

world, but I didn't see.

My son has grown to be a man,

My daughters has become wives.

But it seems like only yesterday,

It was I who was planning their life.

I blew their little noses

I kissed away their tears.

I told them bedtime stories

What happened to all of the years?

You have your children around you,

And you turn to other things as they play.

But don't turn around for too long,

Or they'll be grown up and on their way.

You will have missed the homemade

airplanes, and the smudgy Valentines.

There will be nothing left of their childhood,

How you'll miss "Will you be mine?"

For there's nothing any dearer

Than a little hand holding tight,

Or standing there waving,

As you're driving out of sight.

But soon you'll be standing waving,

As they go on their way.

To live their lives the way they want,

Leaving behind memories of yesterday.

Oh, where have all the years gone,

What happened to those babies of mine?

I turned around a moment too long,

and now they've crossed the grownup line.

Love

Maureen - 38 years old.

Cheryl 37 years old.

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