DAYS OF NURSERY RHYME

I remember long ago holding my babies so sweet,
Down the corridors of my mind I still hear the echo of little feet.

In retrospect they grew up so fast,
I didn't realize back then that these precious moments would not last.

From diapers to prom clothes to wedding attire,
There's no time to think when your world is on fire.

Racing the clock most everyday,
Looking forward to their being grown I wished this time away.

My son joined the Navy and the tears that I did shed,
I mourned his leaving almost as if that he were dead.

He brought home a buddy after just a few years,
Who then married our daughter giving birth to more tears.

She was so lovely in her gown of white lace,
But empty rooms and heartache moved in to take her place.

In time there were grandchildren God blessed us with two girls and a boy,
Grandchildren bring a very special kind of joy.

Until last fall they lived just next door,
Then they moved away to Texas to live forevermore.

'Til then I only thought I knew the meaning of pain,
They ripped out my heart and the tears fell like rain.

Never wish away a moment of your time,
Sooner than you think you'll long for days of nursery rhyme.