written for my daughter just before her wedding May 26, 2007

Just Yesterday

Just yesterday you joined us all shiny pink and new
Just yesterday your gurgles turned into soft, sweet coos
Just yesterday you sat up straight with a purpose and a flair
Just yesterday you wobbled from the sofa to the chair
Just yesterday you gave a pout cause that new baby was here to stay
Just yesterday you took his hand and took him out to play
Just yesterday you boarded a big bright yellow bus
Just yesterday you rode it home with never any fuss
Just yesterday you trotted Barney for a ribbon in the show
Just yesterday you were an American Girl who learned how to sew
Just yesterday you giggled with your girlfriends overnight
Just yesterday you ran the track with all of your might
Just yesterday you gathered seashells in the sand
Just yesterday you marched with clarinet in the school band
Just yesterday you rode on a convertile parading through the town
Just yesterday on the football field you marched in cap and gown
Just yesterday you packed your car and headed off to college
Just yesterday you missed us so your car got lots of mileage
Just yesterday the man you love got down on bended knee
Just yesterday you pledged your heart with love for all to see
Just yesterday will stay with me while Daddy walks you down the aisle
Just yesterday will fill my heart and keep me all the while