"Chicken
soup for the soul has many poems. Below is a poem by Robert Fulghum.
Poems can be submitted to Chicken Soup for the Soul at their
website.'Chicken Soup for the Soul' By Robert FulghumYou were six months
old and full of fun,With a blink of my eye, you were suddenly one.There
were so many things we were going to do,But I turned my head and you
turned two.At two you were very dependent on
me, But independence took over when you turned three.Your third
birthday, another year I tried to ignore,But when I lit the candles,
there weren't three but four.Four was the year that you really
strived,Why, look at you now, you're already five.Now you are ready for
books and for rules.This is the year that you go to school.The big day
came, you were anxious to go,We walked to the bus, going oh, so slow.As
you climbed aboard and waved good-bye,I felt a lump in my throat and
tears stung my eyes.Time goes so fast,It's hard to believe that just
yesterday you were home with me.And tomorrow when the bus brings you
home and you jump to the ground,You'll be wearing your cap and
graduation gown.So I'm holding to these moments as hard as I can,
Because the next time I look, I'll be seeing a man."
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