I've found the poem I mentioned at the meet up, the one I told you both about that I read out at my daughters wedding, So here it is........................
My Daughter's Wedding Day
It's here at last, your wedding day,
You are now a bride.
Soon, you'll leave this little place
With husband by your side.
Just reminiscing, looking back,
As I stand and look at you
The time has flown so quickly -
Where have the years gone to?
I turned to see my little girl
Come walking up the aisle,
Leaning on her father's arm,
Her face a beaming smile.
Her eyes were filled with tenderness,
And mine were filled with tears,
As I looked back on childhood days,
And then to teenage years.
We've had so many lovely times,
We've shared so many things -
Thoughts, ambitions, dreams, desires,
And hopes that soared on wings.
But now I have to let you go,
My thoughts are in a whirl -
This lovely radiant woman
Is still my little girl.
Just to let anyone else reading this.........My daughter Julie got married in a hotel and I wanted to make it a bit special for her so I found this poem to read out for her.
I got up during the service to say it. My daughter had no idea what I was about to do, the two lady registrars just nodded to me when it was time to get up. I am very emotional and was worried that I might not be able to finish it without crying. The last line for me was the one that always started the tears flowing.
I stood up, tried to focus on something in the room and managed to get to the end without crying. It was such a relief after I'd said it without the tears flowing that I said ''Phew, I made it without crying.'' I then heard a little voice to the left of me saying ''It's alright for you, you can sit down now, but we've got to carry on''..... Both the lady registrars had their hankies in their hands wiping away their tears!
Paula
