The Graduate

Six years Punctuated with a walk across a stage A piece of paper Representing a past and future listen to the cheers and whistles This is your moment It is ours as well For you are the realization of our dreams Our hearts are filled with love See the fruition of our pride Languish in our hugs and smiles We know it has not been an easy path You have chosen well You have persevered Celebrate this victory of the mind Look too the illumination of your future For now the possibilities begin Your path continues forward The mountain rises Strengthened legs will aid your ascent View the magnificence before you Stop along the way Rest when it is needed Drink from the moutain streams Smell the flowers for they are your reward Sit and enjoy the view Be thankful Appreciate where you came from Know that you are never alone We will have picnics with you along the way Be nourished by our love Eat of our words Be bolstered by our song For life Although not always easy It is to be celebrated So we celebrate Yesterday that brought you here Today when you walk across a stage And tommorow Each and every tommorow For we know We have always known You are a gift from God! Congratulations Matthew, we are beyond proud of you. For those who don't know, Matthew means Gift from God.