Welcome With Me Another Year

Another year,
we've seen so much:
a toddler's tentative, trembling steps,
a granddaughter's laugh to melt the heart.
A Christmas surprise;
another child is on the way,
another life to start.

You've stood by me
through hardship, pain
and times we thought the end was near,
but, here you are with open arms --
welcome with me
another year.