It seems like only yesterday…
I held you in my arms
Counting each finger and toe
I vowed to protect you from harm
I can hear you first words
Still fresh in my mind
As if you said them this morning
Rather than years past
In another time
Yet here you stand before me
Taller now than I
But my arms will ache to cradle you
Until the end of time
It seems like only yesterday…
I sang you lullabies
When a kiss and a band-aid
Soothed away your cries
I still recall the clanging of pots and pans
They were your favorite toys
As if just this morning
You were making all that noise
Yet as I watch you sleeping
I can see how you have grown
I feel a little sad at times
My how the time has flown
It seems like only yesterday…
Your world was a curious place
Full of awe and wonder
With the dawn of each new day
In my mind's eye
I see you hiding you between two sheets
Hung out on the line to dry
"You can't find me!" you would yell
Then giggle while I tried
Those days are gone forever
Except in reverie
And though I wonder 
Just how they passed me by
One look at you precious child
Swells my heart with pride 
For I see the fine person you've become
And know your yesterdays have just begun.