The Bitter Sweet

Walking slowly to the room
Your smile switching off and on
The nervousness followed with joy
Your first day nerves, they won’t last long.

The lemon falling from the tree
Taste so strong, juice so sour
A cup of sugars all it takes
For lemonade to take the hour

The quiet rooms without a sound
It’s peaceful, yet the quiets loud
It screams of children once were there
Now learning more, we feel so proud.

Rain that tumbles to the floor
We run to save the many pillows
The yellow grass now clings to life
It turns green throughout the meadows

Sitting snuggly in my arms
You should stay small and stay with us
She giggles daddy I’m getting big
Schools, what I have to do. She fused

The moment when you finally know
There’s no more running round the halls
From here on out the babies held
Will be when friend and family calls.