[Justonevoice]

Ouuta the Mouths of Babes I give you "Daddy's Day"

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,
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 b egan 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,
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 Marine
And died just this past year
When a roadside bomb hit his convoy
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 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 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.

[ladyknight]

That was great! Thank you so much for sharing :)



LK

[Justonevoice]

I still can not stop the tears.

[SubUrban Cowboy]

WOW! JOV, that was an incredible poem. I am speechless.

[Justonevoice]

Our President needs to read it.

[SubUrban Cowboy]

Originally Posted by Justonevoice

Our President needs to read it.

He's not smart enough to understand it.

[Justonevoice]

Originally Posted by SubUrban Cowboy

He's not smart enough to understand it.

Yeah your most likley correct on that one but it might make one of his staffers think.

[rix]

great poem, JOV ~ !

[BLUNTMAN2000]

Great Poem----makes you think--is war worth it?
I'll admit it brought tears to da Bluntman.


Hey Rix,
Top of the mornig to you!!!
Have a Gr8 day Bro----see ya soon

[Ivy]

JOV....what a nice poem to post. Straight from the heart. Sadly this scene has and will play out across the country for many years to come.

Much love and peace

[rix]

Originally Posted by BLUNTMAN2000

Great Poem----makes you think--is war worth it?
I'll admit it brought tears to da Bluntman.


Hey Rix,
Top of the mornig to you!!!
Have a Gr8 day Bro----see ya soon

you know it got me too :ssad:
i have 3 girls, all with me thankfully. just made me think about it a little extra...



bruddah Bluntman, how you doin' ?

What a beautiful poem!!! having a hard time typing through the tears..
No child should have to go through that..god be with the men and women in the military..LTYA

[Justonevoice]

Yeah I understand. My friend emailed it to me and when it got me I just knew that it was something that must be shared.

[stanley]

Originally Posted by Justonevoice

Ouuta the Mouths of Babes I give you "Daddy's Day"

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.

...

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.

Thanks. Simply beautiful. So poignant.

Lets all hope and pray that we will stop this war soon.

Lets all hope and pray that our young men and women will come home safe.

Lets ALL be thankful that our country STILL has young men and women who are willing to sacrifice themselves for us, for our country.

We must stop this war.

[Justonevoice]

We must stop this war and keep that lying sack of shit for a president from starting another one.

[FREEkaya]

WOW ! having hard time writting this cause of the emtions...

violence only brings voilence and they know this and live by it so they can become so called rich

[Justonevoice]

Rich with money and power will only equal an empoverished soul.