Dear Child

Oh my love how you've grown
Now all but a helpless babe
The wonder that fills your eyes
The love in your every action
You are an inspiration
My dear child,
How you've grown
You are no longer the child I protected
The child I watched over day and night
The child I held in my arms
The child I soothed when crying
You are no longer a little kid
You are still my child,
But now how you've grown
You are no longer the little child I fixed plates for
You are now my grown child who takes care of me
You have become your own person
And I am so proud of that person
My dear child how I love you
My dear child you have grown up,
but all I can see is that little smile outside on a bright summer day
My dear child you were playing barefooted in the backyard just yesterday
Now you are going to work and raising your own little children
My dear child you have given so much love
My child you have been the light of my life
Oh how I love you
You may have grown
But to me,
Shall you always be
A helpless little babe
With such a bright smile on a grand summer day
My dear sweet child,
Oh how you've grown