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Thought I´d share this with you: a  Daddy's  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 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 Scottish soldier And died just this  past year When a roadside  bomb hit his convoy And  taught us all 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 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. 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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