[BITList] Fw: Fw: Daddy's Poem....this needs to be read and sent on.
John Davison
davison.g at xtra.co.nz
Tue Jul 30 03:07:04 BST 2013
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Subject: Fw: Fw: Daddy's Poem....this needs to be read and sent on.
Subject:Fw: Daddy's
Poem....this needs to be read and sent on.
Just a gentle reminder of why we should all support
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL -
AND - HELP FOR HEROES ____________________________________________________
Daddy's Poem
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Her hair was up in a pony tail,
Her favourite dress tied
with a bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at school,
And she couldn't wait to go.
But
her Mummy 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,
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 here 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 British soldier
And died just this past year
When a roadside bomb hit his convoy
And taught Britons 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 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.
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. God bless!
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