I Want To Be There Poem by R. K. Hart

I want to be there
Maybe I will be there, and it's possible I won't.
But I so dearly want it to be,
When you climb upon your first chair.

I want to be there,
When off to school you first go.
But so dearly I want it to be,
When Mummy say, 'Now take care'.

I want to be there,
When you bring that first boy home to Dad.
I so dearly want it to be,
And you dance off into night air.

I want to be there,
When the spirit speaks to your heart.
When Jesus enters and comes into your life.
When the angels of heaven sing so fair.

I want to be there,
When down the isle you walk.
And new lives you begin,
With the one to whom you love and care.

I want to be there,
But should it not be,
One thing will be said
And correct me, no one would dare.

I was there,
When a whole church you charmed
Yes you swept their daily concerns away.
Yes, I was there to see you dedicated, Granddaughters fair.
R. k. Hart 2009