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Been around before but always good as a reminder.
Her
hair was up in a pony tail,
her
favorite dress tied with a
bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at
school,
and she couldn't wait to
go.
But her mommy tried to
tell her,
that she probably
should stay home.
Why the kids
might not understand,
if she
went to school alone.
But
she was not afraid;
she knew
just what to say.
What to tell
her classmates
of why he wasn't
there today.
But still her
mother worried,
for her to face
this day alone.
And that was why
once again,
she tried to keep
her daughter home.
But the
little girl went to school
eager
to tell them all.
About a dad
she never sees
a dad who never
calls.
There were daddies
along the wall in back,
for
everyone to meet,
Children
squirming impatiently,
anxious
in their seats.
One by one
the teacher called
a student
from the class,
to introduce
their daddy,
as seconds slowly
passed.
At last the teacher
called her name,
every child
turned to stare.
each of them
was searching,
for a man who
wasn't there.
"Where's her
daddy at?"
She heard a boy call
out.
"She probably doesn't have
one,"
another student dared to
shout.
And from somewhere
near the back,
she heard a daddy
say,
"Looks like another
deadbeat dad,
too busy to waste
his day."
The words did not
offend her,
as she smiled up at
her Mom,
And looked back at her
teacher,
who told her to go on.
And with hands behind her
back,
slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of
a child,
came words incredibly
unique.
"My Daddy couldn't
be here,
because he lives so far
away.
But I know he wishes he
could be,
since this is such a
special day.
And though you
cannot meet him,
I wanted you to
know.
All about my daddy
and how much he loves me
so.
He loved to tell me
stories
he taught me to ride my
bike.
He surprised me with pink
roses,
and taught me to fly a
kite.
We used to share fudge
sundaes,
and ice cream in a
cone.
And though you cannot see
him,
I'm not standing here
alone.
"Cause my daddy's
always with me,
even though we
are apart
I know because he told
me,
he'll forever be in my
heart"
With that, her little
hand reached up
and lay across
her chest,
Feeling her own
heartbeat,
beneath her favorite
dress.
And from somewhere in
the crowd of dads,
her mother
stood in tears.
Proudly watching
her daughter,
who was wise
beyond her years.
For she
stood up for the love
of a man
not in her life.
Doing what was
best for her,
doing what was
right.
And when she dropped
her hand back down,
staring
straight into the crowd.
She
finished with a voice so
soft,
but its message clear and
loud.
"I love my daddy very
much,
he's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be
here,
but heaven's just too
far."
You see he was a fireman
and died just this past
year
When airplanes hit the
towers
and taught Americans to
fear.
But sometimes when I
close my eyes,
it's like he
never went away."
And then she
closed her eyes,
and saw him
there that day.
And to her
mothers amazement,
she witnessed
with surprise.
A room full of
daddies and children,
all
starting to close their eyes.
Who knows what they
saw before them,
who knows what
they felt inside.
Perhaps for
merely a second,
they saw him at
her side.
"I know you're with me
Daddy,"
to the silence she
called out.
And what happened
next made believers
of those
once filled with doubt.
Not
one in that room could explain it,
for each of their eyes had
been closed.
But there on the
desk beside her,
was a fragrant
long-stemmed pink rose.
And
a child was blessed, if only for a
moment, by the love of her
shining star,
and given the gift
of believing,
that heaven is
never too far.
They say it
takes a minute to find a
special
person, an hour to appreciate them,
a day to love them, but
then an entire life to
forget
them.
Send
this to the people you'll
never
forget and remember to
send it also to the person
that
sent it to you. It's a short message to
let them know that you'll
never forget them.
If you
don't send it to anyone, it means
you're in a hurry and that
you've
forgotten your friends
Take the time...to live
and love.
until eternity.
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