Daughter's gone, daughter's gone, <br />Still my memories linger on; <br />All those moments through the years <br />Fraught with anguish, doubts and fears. <br /> <br />Yes, she left before her time, <br />Changing patterns with life's rhyme; <br />Left our nest, in love, unschooled <br />And I judged her sadly fooled. <br /> <br />Seventeen's a fright-filled age, <br />With emotions on rampage; <br />There she left, forevermore, <br />Left the welcome of our door. <br /> <br />Now, she's gone and wedded, schooled, <br />Leaving me completely fooled. <br />Though she left before her time, <br />She's in cadence with life's rhyme. <br /> <br />Now, there's glitter in my tears <br />And I laugh right through my fears; <br />Still my memories linger on- <br />Daughter's gone-Daughter's gone.<br /><br />Joseph Anderson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/daughter-s-gone-daughter-s-gone/
