Circle of Life

We pray and plan,
Care and nurture,
Protect and guide,
Prime them grow.

Picking up the thorns,
Laying petals in the path.
From complete dependence,
To total independence.

The wings become strong,
The future becomes clear.
Time arrives,
For them to fly.

To make their own home,
To attain their goals.
We are left to ponder,
With the hearts full and empty.

A conflict very painful;
Yet, giving a bountiful.
The cycle goes on,
On and on.