So Long

(As we take on the role of doting mother, we wish that our children could forever be with us until we realize it’s time to let them go.)

This is a poem to my daughter, Rianna
whose confidence, independence and brilliance
never ceases to amaze me
Two fingers in her mouth and
blanket tucked inside her hand
quietly waiting for sleep to come
Excitedly waving goodbye
as she joined other “bunnies”
for the first time
Glancing at the audience
while delivering her yearend speech
She continues to show these in her later years
packing her bags
as she goes off with her peers
Bringing back memories
from summer camp to soccer camp
It’s now a few weeks before graduation
a few months before college in a foreign land
I now realize that for all that she has shown
we all know that it’s hard to let a child go
So I say this to you before you go
I can only pray that you will be fine
Until next time
you will always be on my mind
My dear daughter, Rianna