To look behind me at days past,

I think of events long ago.

To remember the year before last,

Is when I truly began to grow.

Caring for family, I wish I had known,

How not all sitters are wise.

But looking back as the moon shone,

I know it was practice for future tries.

I care for my family, and trust them with love,

I will protect them for always I know.

The past may be unchanging as an old glove,

But the future still has seeds to sow.