Time truly does fly

Yesterday

I stood in a cap and gown

walked across the stage

to gain my diploma

my right of passage

Yesterday

I married my best friend

finished college

moved into my first home

Yesterday

I was blessed to have my first child

people kindly advised me

"Enjoy it now"

"The years past swiftly"
"One day you will look back and wonder...

where did the years go"

Today

That first child donned his own cap and gown

walked across the stage

to gain his diploma

his right of passage

Today

I finally see

finally understand

that all the years in between...

the sleepless nights

endless loads of laundry

toys strewn carelessly

fingerprints on every surface...

 Have indeed passed very swiftly

I am, indeed wondering

"where have all the years gone?"

I am reminded of the words to a song

Time flies on wings of lightning.  We cannot call it back

It comes, then passes forward, along it's onward track

And if we are not mindful, the chance will fade away

For life is quick and passing, Tis as a single day.