Daughter's Blessing
We loved you from day one
We watched you crawl
And walk and run
Then laugh and shine
We fastened up your shoes
Buttoned your coat
Brushed your hair
And told you stories
That you loved
When you were young
Life’s magic was all yours
And everything was fresh
Now you’ve set out
On yet another voyage
Another chapter
And a mystery
Beyond our grasp
Today we bless you
Knowing that all our worlds
Are intertwined
And like those moments
When we fastened up your coat
Then wiped your shoes
And smoothed your hair
That you are
Homeward bound
And always
Linked by love
And heart and mind
For ties are ties, on shoes
On coats and in the heart
True bonds don’t break
They outlive time
The body, and the bone
The circle holds us all
In one embrace
Of never-ending love