It was graduation day and we
were all so excited
After three long years it
was time we celebrated
The day was beautiful the
sun was shining brightly
The clouds were as powder
puffs
Put up there by dear God
almighty
The university was just as I
remembered it
From all those years ago (34
to be exact)
The stairs were still as
steep and as many
But after thirty years, I
climbed them much more slowly
Today it was Shelley’s day,
her special time
A day for dressing up and
getting ready
To greet a brand new life
With those extra letters to
be written
After her dear name!
Well done my honey, good
work!
Perseverance has paid off!
As we drove around the
corner and I looked at all the cars
I thought “Dear Lord help me find a place near by
To park this car as I’m already so tired Lord
Help me make it through this day!”
We drove along the riverside
and as we went along
A sudden insight; a flash in
my mind
We’d be walking up those
stairs and soon
Because there was a space
just a little way up there
To help me cope with the
pressure then
I knew the Lord had already
answered my prayer!
As we neared the bridge near
the gate
A little car was ready to
exit the car park
So I slowed right down and
indicated
That the park was mine
There we were exactly where
that flash foretold
And up those stairs we went
Ready to greet the time when
Shelley was to present
Herself to all those
parents, friends and all
Who’d come to watch their
loved ones graduate!
The Bonython hall was packed
Hardly any seats remained
And as we were shown our
places then
How wonderful it felt to be
in that great room
Among that throng of
families all there to watch and shout
Congratulations to every one
Who’d graduate that day! To
all well done!
That evening as we went to
La Trattoria restaurant
To celebrate as our family
did gather
It was with such a proud
that voice I proclaimed
To our closest ones all
there
Thank you all for coming to
celebrate as a family!
Thank you Vanessa and
Humberto
For bringing my dear
grandsons
Josh was there with us and
Violeta too
As we sat around that table
and toasted to our life
Tim and Michael and me:
(mother to our brood!)
The food was as great as
ever it was
When we’d eaten there over
the last 30 years
The company was wonderful,
the pleasure great
As we all got together to
celebrate!
The free champagne provided
by dear …
Just made the whole day
complete!
As we all left the
restaurant and breathed the fresh air in
How wonderful it just felt,
to be alive just then
Everything had made the day
just the best that it could be
We hugged each other and as
we said our goodbyes
It was such a wonderful
pleasure to be joined by our host
As he congratulated our
family on our special day
And hoped that we would come
back there
To celebrate again real
soon!
The long drive home followed
then
And the journey went so fast
It was wonderful to reach
our home at last
And get out of that car.
We stretched our legs and
were welcomed home
By our four-legged family
As Amy and Kia came to say
“We’re so glad you’re home
Did you bring us anything?”
Got home and inside at about
11:11
And said my prayers and sat
right down
And thanked the Lord again
For our family, our friends
and pets
For keeping us all safe
For simply giving us the
means to love
To feel joy and to see the
stars at night
For giving us the ability to
love
To be grateful in His sight
And for being with us where
ever we may roam
And for bringing us again,
safely home!
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