Jump in puddles and make a mess 

This life is to be lived at its best

Play in the sunshine and dance in the rain

Share in the joy and guide them through pain

We teach them to listen, we teach them to talk

We carry and hold them and teach them to walk

For all the manners we teach them use 

We must remember to use them too

We must stop and listen and see through their eyes

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With one small hand wrapped round my thumb

You gave me a vision of what was to come.

A memory I will hold forever

The smallest grip, but I will remember.

I'd stare at you all day long

In my eyes you could do no wrong.

You would sleep and wriggle on my chest

Out of everything I could do, this was the best.

In no time at all you'd stolen our hearts

And ...

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