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The Lonely Stranger
Member

since 1999-06-18

Posts 361
Upstate, NY, USA

0 posted 2000-11-01 11:55 AM

--- To My Daughter ---

For very long I've pondered,
Wondered what to say.
How to show you Daddy's love
That you should have each day.

A poem can not hug you
Or hold you when you cry.
It cannot give you Daddy's love
Or see love in your eyes.

One thing that a poem can do
Is tell you of my love
Of how your Daddy cherishes
His sweet gift from above.

Not a sunset passes by,
That I do not think of you.
I had so many dreams of us
And all the things we'd do.

Playing in the sunlight.
Walking at the zoo.
Buying you a puppy.
Learning all things new.

I will not tear down others
Or tell you why I'm gone.
You will surely learn the
Truth one day later on.

Just know now that I love you,
Always have and always will.
Know that when I saw you first
Was my life's greatest thrill.

Those newborn eyes opened
Wide yearning to see all.
I'm so proud that Daddy's eyes
Were the first you ever saw.

Know that when you miss me
And wish that I was there
I miss more than you can know
Know how much I care.

I would give my very soul
All I ever had. To kiss you
"Night night" every day
To get to be your Dad.

So take these words for now
My Love, and let them be a start.
One day soon you will know
The depths of Daddy's heart.< !signature-->

Some men see things as they are and ask "WHY ?" I see things as they could be and ask "WHY NOT ?"

[This message has been edited by The Lonely Stranger (edited 11-01-2000).]

SpitFire
Member Elite

since 2000-04-19

Posts 2396

1 posted 2000-11-01 12:06 PM

~Oh wow! This is so from the heart, so totally touching,...you got me. Thank you for this tugging read. Take care of yourself. *Peace.

inot2B
Member Elite

since 2000-09-18

Posts 2205
Arkansas

2 posted 2000-11-01 01:04 PM

LS, I hope and pray that someday she will read this. Maybe someday she can let you know she understood why you had to go.

Rosemary J. Gwaltney
Senior Member

since 1999-08-26

Posts 997
northern mountains, Idaho

3 posted 2000-11-01 01:06 PM

This is a beautiful, hauntingly sad poem - well written, without blame, just with such touching, heartfelt love. Life can be so hard, and you have written a marvelous poem of love for your daughter. Thank you for sharing.

The spiritual wind that holds survivors aloft, plants the seeds from which bloom new hope ... R.J.G.

The Lonely Stranger
Member

since 1999-06-18

Posts 361
Upstate, NY, USA

4 posted 2000-11-01 01:15 PM

SpitFire

I know so many girls end up prematurely pregnant, on drugs or with bad people because they yearn for a Fathers love they never had. I wish Mothers would think of thier kids before they remove kids from loving fathers and Fathers who need to love would do so. I will give my daughter all I can.

inot2B

Thank you for enjoying my poem, but her mother left with her. I would NEVER leave my little girl. EVER !!

Rosemary J. Gwaltney

Thank you for your kind word and for stopping by for a read.

[This message has been edited by The Lonely Stranger (edited 11-01-2000).]

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