For 17 years

Summer 1992

For 17 years  ... 

I have held you close

I have watched over you

I have protected you

I have walked the night floors with you

I have kept you warm

I have fed and clothed you

  I have listened to you breathe

I have held your hand

I have heard your every murmur in the night

I have felt your pain

I have applauded your efforts 

I have listened to your troubles

I have poured oil on troubed waters

I have tried to soften the ground when you fall 

I have supported your dreams

    I have been proud of you

    I have walked by your side

I have cherished every moment we have had together

I have watched you grow into a beautiful, intelligent young woman

I look forward to watching you reach for your dreams

I have loved you

I will always love you....

Happy 17th Birthday !!

Summer 2008