Do you remember

when you were a child

I do

I held you in my arms

brand new, wet, overwhelmed without words

and your eyes, open, searching

I remember then you were my first miracle

and mom, well she was giving you to me

a gift.

Together we cried, we held you as one …

Your cap and gown are beautiful

my little miracle

I’ll watch you walk in ceremony

and we’ll hold hands

mom and I will be forever blessed

by your beauty.

Thank you for being part of us, part of you, elegant

from early minutes to adulthood.

We are humbled to watch your eyes

become the lovely young woman you are today.