My darling daughter
welcome to this world of beauty.
Welcome to all the good
and pretty things in life,
That make up
your small world of childhood.
Welcome to
your world of make believe
Trains and planes,
your dolls and playhouses.
The dragons that
invaded your castle
And,were slain
by the gallent knights sword.

Welcome to days
without ending
Those blissful hours
in the sun.
Dream your dreams
of far away places
And, of great things
yet to come.

Welcome to the first years
of growing up.
Your very first days at school.
A strange place
shared with other children.
And, learning the "Golden Rule."

Welcome to graduation.
Your first years of
stark reality.
You are standing on
the threshold of womanhood.
Pick a road,good or bad,
which will it be?

Welcome to a world
of dissappointment
When things
don't turn out right.
But, dissappointment
can be a great lesson.
It's just part
of life's big fight.
You can pick a high road
or a low road.
The choice is yours to decide.

The low road
is bitter frustration
And, leaves you
with no place to hide.
Take the high road
my little one.
Not the low road
of paper machea
That shines for a moment
of luster
Then crumbles
and forever fades away.

Enjoy your young life
to the fullest.
You'll pass this way,
only one time.
But remember,
the seeds you planted
You'll have to gather
at harvest time.

These words are
my legacy to you,
little one.
Just some things
I thought I had to say.
By the time you
are old enough to read them
I will have
long since gone away.

Take this legacy
and live by it
The world is
at your fingertips.
You will be known
by the things you do...
And the words that pass
through your lips.
Choose carefully,
each word you say.

Bring laughter
and walk in the sun.
Be judged by
the good things
in your life
And, not by the bad
My little one.
Be glad there is
nothing left undone
When your race is run.

Take comfort in knowing
That throughout your life
You did your very best
My little one.

Mommy xo