THOUGH YOU’VE GROWN
Nope, it’s not Nico’s Birthday, yet, I’m feeling nostalgic seeing my Little Boy’s latest photos. Sigh. Where did time go? He has really grown. 
A poem by Cynthia A. Sieving Though You’ve Grown, to somehow relieve that mushy sentimental feeling.
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I remember years ago,
you were so little then.
Sometimes,
I can’t help but wish,
that you were small again.
I’ve cried when you’ve faced heartaches,
and saw, that as you grew,
nothing broke your Spirit,
instead it strengthened you.
I’m filled with mixed emotions,
as I hold back all the tears
and, with much pride remember,
back so many years.
When I first held you in my arms,
if only I’d have known,
the years would feel like moments,
after you had grown.
You aren’t a baby,
though in my eyes,
I guess you’ll always be,
that baby boy who changed my life,
and means the world to me.
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what a nice poem! and indeed how nico have grown! our babies will forever be babies in our eyes! hehe
oh and btw glad your site’s A-ok na
it was probably just a maintenance thing ‘no?
Funny kasi I was just talking to my Mom and she was saying that in her eyes, baby pa din kami sa kanya. I guess parents are really that way. They may let go in the future but there will always be this unexplainable affection and bond that only a parent and a child can share
BTW, kelan makakasakay si Adi dyan sa big bike ni Nico
thanks Thet!
I’ve been hooked to assylum poetry at the onset of the year, that’s why whenever I stumble upon insightful ones, I file them in my most-love collection of poems. and yes, this poem is one of those that I can very well relate. 
I’m pretty sure you treat Iya the same way. whew, they grew up really fast noh?
Thet, onga eh.
thankful din ako coz I have Amore, our very accommodating host.
Agree Cookie.
what unconditional love parents do give their children ano. and to think we have our families of our own na rin. my Mom nga din eh, nung minsan nag brownout dito sa house tapos Saturday yun, tumawag ba naman at sabi dalhin ko daw dun sa kanila ang labahin at plantsahin namin, at paglalaba daw nya ang baby nya (ako yun).
yung bike, naku, anytime pwedeng pwede.
ah.. there is a song that echoes the same sentiments, sunrise sunset.
is this the little boy i carried
is this the little girl at play
i dont remember growing older
how did they?
–pag narinig mo yan, nakakaiyak (well, at least ako, naiyak, iyakin ako e
Ladycess, Sunrise, Sunset pala ang title nun. I think I heard that song a couple of times. and yes, talagang nakaka relate esp. for us doting mothers.
I’ll try to look for a free download of the song, kahit na maiyak pa ako. pareho kasi tayong iyakin. heehee.
hi feng, there’s another poem that i wish to share with you entitled “Let Me” by Michelle Mariotti. it’s also a very heartwarming poem about our kids growing up so fast and that wishing to spend more time with them…here’s the link on my post way back 2005…http://alessaundrei.blogspot.com/2005/04/my-little-princess.html
Mhalou, thanks for sharing the poem. I love it to pieces most esp. the last lines: “Yes, dear Lord, I want my daughter to grow up to be a strong, loving and intelligent woman, but please Lord do not let this happen overnight because someday memories will be all I have”. grabe, isn’t that what mothers would always pray for?
well in good, the poem you have is the latest in my compilation. thanks.
Love the poem, Feng. Isn’t it nice to blog about our children, not to boast nor feel superior but to tell the world how much we love them. As per Cess, tara, mag-iyakan tayo, ako nga kahit commercial, naiiyak eh
And yeah, I guess I would still be the little girl in my parents eyes. And when my children are all grown up, then they too, would still be my babies.
hi Teacher Julie. aba, gising ka pa! ako rin eh, heehee.
you can download the Sunrise, Sunset song that Cess was talking about in Youtube. it’s taken pala from Fiddler on the Roof. at dahil mababaw din ng luha mo, maiiyak ka talaga dun sa vid. huhuhu.
sigh. hard as it is to see they’ve grown, that’s just the way life should go.