Although she is moving out <br />She'll never be far away <br />She'll always live here with me <br />In my heart each day <br /> <br />Hopefully I taught her <br />The right things along the way <br />To help her make the right decisions <br />Each and every day <br /> <br />The most important thing <br />That she should know <br />That if things don't work out <br />She always has a place to go <br /> <br />Though she no longer lives here <br />This will always be her home <br />The warm and kindest place <br />Her heart has ever known <br /> <br />A place where the welcome mat <br />Is always put out <br />A place that she can run to <br />When she's filled with doubt <br /> <br />It's so very hard to let her go <br />But I know that I must <br />I have so much faith in her <br />And a world of trust <br /> <br />I know she's smart enough <br />To make it on her own <br />It's hard to admit <br />My little girl has finally grown <br /> <br />I hope she knows in her heart <br />Just how much I care <br />Because every time she needed me <br />I always tried to be there <br /> <br />I hope she knows if life gets tough <br />And she should need a friend <br />That she can always count on me <br />Until the very end <br /> <br />It's never very easy <br />Watching someone you love leave <br />I know that I must be strong <br />But silently I'll grieve <br /> <br />Someone who's been around <br />Morning, noon and night <br />No longer having her here <br />Just will not seem right <br /> <br />But she knows I love her <br />With all of my heart <br />And it's that love <br />That will never let us part <br /> <br /> <br />12-16-08/RJH<br /><br />Ray Hansell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-daughter-leaving-home/
