I brought you home so long ago,
Wrapped in a blanket so blue.
Couldn't stop staring at that precious face,
And wondering what to do.
I blinked and you were cutting teeth,
And then you were on your way.
Could it really have been so many years?
It only seems a simple little day.
You learned to talk and run along.
I watched you grow amazed.
Now you stand so nearly grown and tall.
I am literally stunned and dazed.
You are growing into quite a man.
Someone I am proud to know.
But son you are always my child.
My arms ache for those days so.