My girl……

Have i told you lately that i love you…….
of course i have
Have I told you lately that i’m proud of you…
of course I have
Have i told you lately my auburn haired beauty
how beautiful you are
how inside and outside you radiate it always
of course i have…..

Did i tell you this afternoon….
as you sat at my kitchen table
looking about 12 years old……
your face defying your 34 years..
how much im going to miss you……
of course i did.

did i tell you
that all i could see was my little girl
no matter how i tried to see beyond
the beautiful young woman
that sat before me…..
of course I didnt.

the tears we have cried
and yet
the other side of the world you may be
you will always, always
be my little girl to me……

for my baby girl , setting out on a big adventure the other side of the world….