It really seems like it was only yesterday
When I held a special little bundle of joy.
Your father and I with smiles on display
As we cradled our tiny creation of a boy.

We watched, nursed and guided our James,
While the world circled around our sun.
You climbed trees, rode bikes and played games
All the while growing up having innocent fun.

It really seems like it was only yesterday,
The world you grew up in changed a lot.
Terror, famine, wars that were oceans away
While you grew strawberries in your own pot.

We watched you go through rebellious years,
As your body...