Unprepared

I was unprepared for what I saw when you were dancing, 
where once a girl was making her way, 
now there was a woman.

Maturing grace, 
angelic face, 
feminine essence, 
womanly presence, 
daughter always, 
heart ablaze, 
gorwoing up to fast, 
memories of the past.

Watching you I realized, 
you have grown up, 
you have become someone new, 
a person I had not noticed, 
until I watched you dance. 

Held in my heart, 
fromt he very start, 
feminine grace, 
feminine face, 
new perspective, 
beautifully receptive, 
accepted realization, 
beautiful acclamation. 

I saw you taking in the applause of many people, 
smiling widely and deserving of all...

Then there was me, 
listening between the sounds and sights, 
giving thanks to God, 
for you, 
for all you are, 
and especially for what you have become.

All that time will allow, 
fromt hen to now, 
seeing you all new, 
feminine debut, 
I was unprepared, 
for the way you have declared, 
girl to woman, 
girl to woman. 

T. S. Deary 
6/7/25