First Day of School

He started school this morning
And he seemed so very small
As I walked there beside him
In the Kindergarten hall

And as he took his place beside
the other in class
I realized how all too soon
Those first few years can pass

Remembering I saw him as
He first learned how to walk
The words that we alone made out
When he began to talk

The little boy so much absorbed
In learning how to write.
It seems that he must have grown
To boyhood overnight.

My eyes were blurred but hastily
I brushed the tears away
Lest by some word or sign of mine
I mar his first big day

Oh how I longed to stay with him
And keep him by the hand
To lead him through the places
That he could understand

And something closely kin to fear
Was mingled with my pride
I knew that he would no longer be
A baby by my side

But he must have this chance to live,
To work his problems out.
The privilege to grow and learn
What life is all about

And I must share my little boy
With friends and work and play;
He's not a baby anymore
He's in kindergarten today.

~author unknown
First Day of Kindergarten - August 26,2008