He started school this morning,
And he seemed so very small,
As I waited there beside him
In the preschool hall.
And as he took his place beside
The others in the class,
I realized how all too soon
Those first few years can pass.
Remembering, I saw him as
He first learned how to walk,
The words that we alone made out
When he began to talk.
This little boy so much absorbed
In learning how to write!
It seems as tho' he must have grown
To boy-hood overnight.
My eyes were blurred but hastily
I brushed the tears away,
Lest by some word or sign of mine
I mar his first big day.
Oh, how I longed to stay with him
And keep him by the hand,
To lead him through the places
That I couldn't understand.
And something closely kin to fear
Was mingled with my pride,
I knew he would no longer be
A baby at my side.
But as he must have his chance to live,
To work his problems out,
The privilege to grow and learn
What life is all about.
And I must share my little boy
with friends and work and play;
He's not a baby anymore--
He started school today.
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2 comments:
I think I might be pregnant. I am crying my eyes out! I don't ever want my girl to grow up!!
Wow, I can't believe Ethan is in school! How did the first day go? Nice find with the poem-very touching. What are you doing with your time while Ethan is gone? Does Micah seem to miss him?
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