Handprints

I miss you when we're not together
I'm growing up so fast
See how big I've gotten
Since you saw me last?
As I grow, I'll change a lot,
The years will fly right by.
You'll wonder how I grew so quick
When and where and why?
So look upon this handprint   (these handprints)That's hanging on your wall.
And memories will come back of me,
When I was very small.

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Handprints (version 2)

Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls.

But every day I'm growing -
I'll be grown some day
And all those tiny handprints
Will surely fade away.

So here's a little handprint
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small.

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Handprints (version 3)

Children have a certain way
of growing bigger every day,
But these little hands
and this special smile
will stay in our
hearts a long, long while.

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Handprints (version 4)

My dirty little fingerprints

I've left on every wall,

and on the drawers and tabletops,

I've really marked them all.

But here is one that won't rub off

I'm giving it to you,

because I'm grateful for a (mother/father/grandma) just like you

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