Turn around and you’re tiny

Where are you going, my little one, little one,
Where are you going, my baby, my own?

Many parents of grown children are heard to comment on how fast the time goes. We proudly and eagerly witnessed their early milestones … and were grateful when we no longer needed to visit the diaper aisle.

Turn around and you’re two, turn around and you’re four

We treasured the new-found freedom when the last one entered school full-time and couldn’t wait until the hunt for after-school day care and summer camp was no longer  a stressor.

Turn around and you’re a young girl going out of my door

Every young parent hears it – treasure the time, it will be over soon enough.  Nonetheless, one day we see …

and we wonder how and when thirty years transformed into one fleeting moment.

Turn around, turn around
Turn around and you’re a young girl going out of my door

TURN AROUND
Written by: Harry Belafonte, Alan Greene & Malvina Reynolds

Weekly Photo Challenge is: Fleeting