A Poem for a Graduate

The runner's run their races
The crowd yell and cheer
The sea of expectant faces
Sharing in your hopes and fears

A shot and you're all away now
The others do their parts
But they cannot keep up with you
Because you ran with all your heart

Congradulations
On your special day
Its been a journey
You've come the way
Congradulations
You're at the end
And yet the begining
Is just round the bend

In those last three slow seconds
Your heart beating like a drum
The flash of a million cameras
As you cross the line, you're number one

But its not the end of your journey
Just a key to a next door
So the gifts and skills you have learned
Can be used now, for something more

Congradulations
On your special day
Its been a journey
You've come the way
Congradulations
Look where you came from
And just remember
The best is yet to come

Congradulations, its been a good run
Congradulations, the best is still to come