Wow Alberta Thanks so much for such a Powerful Post!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberta Hall" <[email protected]> To: <Recipient list suppressed:> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:49 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Daddy's Poem
> > >>Daddy's Poem >> >>Daddy' Poem >> >>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 back wall, >>Or 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, >>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 is a soldier >>And died just this past year >>When a roadside bomb hit his convoy >>And taught brave men 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 star. >>And given the gift of believing, >>That heaven is never too far. >> >> >> >>Until eternity. 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