At 10:00, you were born

With your bright giggle

Filled with love

In those blue eyes

You got from me

At 11:00, you turned two

Chirping like a parrot

Rarely silent

In your grand adventures

At noon, you enter the doors

Of kindergarten

Backpack in tow

Ready for what’s ahead

You start to resemble daddy more

At 1:00, the real change begins

Your body prepares to blossom

Into something new

You’re moody at times

But I still love you

At 2:00, you’ve graduated high school

Off to college to spread your wings

These eighteen years

Seemed only mere minutes

Time flies when you’re with the ones you love.