<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div><b>“Suddenly With The Blink Of An Eye”</b> by Kathy J Parenteau</div><div><br></div><div>The sun was brilliantly shining.</div><div>It was a picture of a day,</div><div>when I stared outside my window</div><div>and watched my son at play.</div><div>Funny how quickly time passes.</div><div>Suddenly with a blink of an eye,</div><div>my little boy is all grown up.</div><div>There's no more need for lullabies.</div><div>I remember when he was an infant</div><div>how I wished that he'd turn one,</div><div>for my sleepless nights were endless</div><div>and my chores were never done.</div><div>At two, I wished that he'd turn three</div><div>so I could put the diapers away.</div><div>I never dreamed that by wishing</div><div>he'd be all grown up today.</div><div>This is the year he goes to school.</div><div>How I wish he were a baby once more.</div><div>Maybe I'd learn to let little things go</div><div>like dust on the furniture or dirt on the floor.</div><div>Oh, how I'd treasure each moment</div><div>if given a second chance,</div><div>but life just isn't that simple,</div><div>and this is a wish that no one can grant.</div><div>Why is it we never learn before the </div><div>clock ticks away the time</div><div>to celebrate each new day</div><div>in our hearts and in our minds,</div><div>instead of looking back and asking ourselves why,</div><div>our children are all grown up</div><div>suddenly with the blink of an eye.</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>