There they stood,
Side by side,
The daughter smiled,
The mother cried.
Mom thought back to yesterday,
And all that they'd been through,
She was lost in precious memories,
Of the little girl she knew.
The days went by too quickly,
Time just seemed to fly,
She wanted to keep her little,
As in the days gone by.
If only she could stop the clock,
Turn back the hands of time,
Just so she could tuck her in,
Or read her a nursery rhyme.
Peek at her out the window,
While she was hard at play,
Or rock her in her arms again,
At the end of a busy day.
But the clock just kept on ticking,
There was no way to slow it down,
Now that girl was standing,
All dressed in her cap and gown.
And seeing her daughter all grown up,
Mom came back to the here and now,
She knew she had to let her go,
But she didn't quite know how.
So Mom just gently hugged her,
Looking into her eyes so blue,
Told her how much she loved her,
As her pride was shining through.
And there they stood,
Still side by side,
The Mother smiled,
The daughter cried.