Graduation is a time
For feeling very proud,
For thinking lots of lovely thoughts
And saying them out loud.
It’s a time for feeling love
About to overflow,
And just before it leaps its banks,
To let the loved one know.
And so I’m very proud of you
For being who you are,
For making something of yourself,
For making it this far.
I’m proud because I am a part
Of everything you do.
This time’s the time to say how much
In love I am with you.

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Graduations sometimes can be sad,
Removing from our world a world of friends,
An instant that, in golden garments clad,
Divides our early yearnings from our ends.
Underneath our confidence and pride
A sense of loss like music haunts the heart,
Telling us that what we are inside
Is presently a place we must depart.
Our years have yielded paradise and pain,
Nor will we ever taste their truth again.

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Graduation Day is the climax of a dream.
A parental dream that began when a child is born,
And their hope come true it would seem,
A triumph held after periods of forlorn,
A feeling of pride and euphoria years away
For a daughter or son – Graduation Day.
It is a peak of success for the graduate,
Not only for the graduate but parents too.
A joyful event after many years they had to wait,
Realizing the glorious thrill of a dream come true,
A genuine smile accompanied by a deep sigh,
Often a handkerchief in hand as the class goes by.
Graduation is a deserving, hard earned goal
With mortarboard and gown as foretold,
A gratifying service of the mind and soul
In a simple and beautiful sheepskin told
That the graduate fulfilled the educational rule.
At last, for the mother and father, a dream come true.
Graduation Day!

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We’re graduating, and we know.
Our lives will be different and new;
We’re going out into the world,
Our goals and dreams to pursue.
But one thing will never, ever change,
As we go our separate ways;
The friends we’ve made in school will be.
Our friends for all our days.
The special ties and attachments we’ve made,
These bonds will never be broken;

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Graduation Wish
We wish for you a joy-filled transition
from from the shelter of school
to the wide world
of your accomplishment and success.
We wish for you new, stimulating friendships,
while you cherish old friends,
who provide continuity and comfort.
We wish for you a smooth path
on your journey to your chosen destination,
and as much delight in your off-road adventures
as there is in reaching your goal.
Congratulations, graduate!
May the world embrace you, excite you,
and strengthen you in everything you do.

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Congratulations!
You’ve studied hard,
You’ve done your best~
You’ve done reports,
And passed your tests.
You’ve juggled every
Student’s hassel~
We all agree
You’ve earned your tassle!

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Now that you’ve graduated
Your adventure has begun.
Your schooling has prepared you
For the race life has you run.
I/We praise you for your efforts
And send good wishes, too,
For a future filled with happiness
And your fondest dreams come