Sunrise, Sunset---I don't Remember Growing Older February 21, 2013

Sunrise, Sunset

I Don't Remember Growing Older

 

February 21, 2013

 

 

 

     My oldest granddaughter sent me photos of her in her gown for a competition at her high school.  She asked me to buy an ad in the program for the competition and to send a photo for the ad.  I found a photo of us together when she was about two years old at Christmas. 

 

      Then I looked at both photos and was immediately reminded of the song, "Sunrise, Sunset," from "Fiddler On The Roof."  When did she get to be a beauty? 

 

      Here are the lyrics that came to mind:

 

Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?
I don't remember growing older
When - did - they?
When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he grow to be so tall?
Wasn't it yesterday when they - were - small?
Sunrise, sunset, Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze
Sunrise, sunset, Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears

 

 

      I am also reminded of that famous American soap opera, "Days of Our Lives" saying, "Like sands through an hour glass, so are the days of our lives."   My sands are trickling pretty fast now, so I hope I can appreciate and treasure the moments of each and every day.

 

      Here is the original video of that song from "Fiddler on the Roof":  (Get your handkerchiefs or tissues ready; it will make you reflect on your own life, I'm sure.)

 



Click here to watch "Sunrise, Sunset" from the movie, "Fiddler on the Roof."

 

 

 

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