Her
hair 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,
on
this Daddy's
Day.
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 were
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 at
her
friends.
And
looked back at
her
teacher,
who
told her to
begin.
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
with me on this
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
all
alone.
Cause
my daddy's
always with
me,
even
though we are
apart
I
know because he
told
me,
he'll
forever be here
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.
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 placed on
her
desktop,
was
a beautiful
fragrant pink
rose.
And
a child was
blessed,
if
only a moment,
by
the
love
of her shining
bright
star.
And
given the gift
of
believing,
that
heaven is never
too
far
~~Author
unknown~~
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