Just for a Time

A child, just a child, but ours
     For a time, just a time,
Ours to love, to hold,
     To provide for and enjoy,
Forever...we wish...
     But the years, slipping by
Like sand running through the
     Fingers of a 2-year-old,
Pull our dearest treasures from us,
     Leaving us only cherished memories
Of their Childhood.