My How You've Grown

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"My, how you've grown."
I remember that phrase from my childhood days too.
"Just wait and see."
I remember those words and how they chided me,
when patient was the hardest thing to be.
Because we can't make up for the time that we've lost,
I must let these memories provide.
No little girl can stop her world to wait for me.
I should have known.
At your age, in a string of days
the year is gone.
But in that space of time,
it takes so long.
Because we can't make up for the time
that we've lost,
I must let those memories provide.
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-Natalie Merchant

My, how you've grown little Tally. We never knew just how much you'd make US grow when you came to be with us. Thank you for the best 2 years of our lives thus far! Happy Birthday!

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