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> > > > Her hair was up in a ponytail
>
> > > > 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 mother's 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 bright 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 phrase 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!
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