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 impatently,
Anxious in their seats.
One by one the teacher called,
Each 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 offened 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 closes 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 say 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....♥

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86 faves · 13 comments · Jan 4, 2010 4:17pm

xoxhayleylxox · 1 decade ago
i love this quote so much but its rele rele sad
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paigeyy_22 · 1 decade ago
wow.
i love this
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juliaelizabethxxo · 1 decade ago
i legit got chills all over from this. so sad, so sweet
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Sha_na_na · 1 decade ago
same 2 im crying
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xopink03xo · 1 decade ago
omg this made me cry.
love ittt.
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peace_love_hearts7 · 1 decade ago
What is the name of this poem and where did you get it? i want it.
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loveXoX · 1 decade ago
I love this
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horselovaa12 · 1 decade ago
this is beautiful
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soccergal100 · 1 decade ago
this is so sad i am fourtnet to still have my dad but we dont get along very well... i have lost hope in things getting better with him and it sucks very much.... but the one time i can remember that we were really close was when my grandpa died he was my bestfriend and i cried for months and on the day of the furnel we were getting ready to lay him to rest and i was crying and my dad came over put his arm around me whiped the tears from my eyes and told me that everything was going to be okay that he was in a better place now and taht nothing could hurt him.. no matter how mad i get at my dad we will always have that special momnent and to this day i cry because i miss him so much i miss the dad i once had that would tell me everything would be okay and that is was his little girl i guess i am still his little girl but i dont feel like it anymore..... :(
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hollywooddreams98 · 1 decade ago
i love this poem ive read it before my mom and dad saw it when my moms cousin died in 9/11
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lexxox79 · 1 decade ago
ohh my gooshh this is long but i love it really its so amazzinngg my dad died almost 5 years ago this quote is thhee bestt
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