Dedicated to Sheri...

the kind of daughter all parents hope to have.

LITTLE SHOES

In the top drawer of her dresser is one pair of little shoes And a pair of little booties from which her Mom can chose.

Although she cannot walk just yet, out with her mom she goes, For strolls in different shades of pink from her head down to her toes.

But soon the little newborn has to a toddler grown; In patent-leather party shoes she's walking all alone.

But someone's watching closely as she takes each shaky stride, And though she may not notice it, her mom is at her side.

The nursery's now a bedroom, the baby crib is gone, The little girl is off to school with brand-new sneakers on.

She skips onto the schoolyard with a step as light as air, While mom, though smiling bravely, feels at loose ends standing there.

The little girl grows older and with each passing year, Her first high-heels and cowgirl boots eventually appear.

And then, as if by magic, the little girl is grown, She wears the latest fashions bought with earnings of her own.

Then one fine day she's walking with her father at her side, In shoes of fine white satin, for now she is a bride.

I wonder where the time has gone, and wistfully recall My little girl, in little shoes, so innocent and small.

And now I am a Nana... and Daughter, you're a Mom, Your precious darling daughters are the sunshine of your home.

The top drawer of their dressers are filled with little shoes, And many pairs of booties from which you now can choose.

Cherish each passing moment the laughter and the tears, For days go by so swiftly, and gather soon to years.

The little shoes they will outgrow before you realize, They’ll blossom like a summer's rose, before your very eyes.

Be always there to walk with them when up against the odds, Make sure they know that they can count on mother and on God.

And though they'll spread their wings and fly, as all our daughters do, One day they'll wear a mother's shoes, and they'll come home to you. ~ Catherine Chandler ~

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