A Father's Letter to His Daughter....

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Magnus

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0 posted 2001-12-12 04:49 PM

Ashley....(My Daughter...(8))

Could I have ever not fallen in love with you?
Is it possible for me to ever say I could not?
The thoughts of ever not having you here
unbearable to even imagine, cannot my dear.

I have loved you since that very first moment.
Holding you in my arms, you sleeping quietly.
Dark hair, the bluest eyes, tiny hands and feet.
I let you hold my finger, so tightly you did.

Tears fell from my cheeks, thinking back.
Remembering the time when we weren’t sure.
When we didn’t know if we would have you.
When our choices were not clear, were hard.

I called you “Wheetie”, “Little Goose”, “Goosling”
Don’t ever ask me why, I just did, always have.
I sat in a rocker many nights, rocking you to sleep.
You struggled so for so many months, hard to breath.

I hold you just as close now as I ever did then.
You stand beside me, so beautiful, eyes still blue.
Your infectious smile melts me, a little girl’s way.
Oh....how could I ever not want you in my life?

I love you my daughter, you are a part of me now.
I can only keep you for just so many years, I will.
I will someday give you to another man.
A man that I hope loves you as much as I do, will.

I will cry that day as I give your safety to his arms.
For you, even when you are grown, are still you.
My little girl, my Wheetie, my Goose, Goosling.
He can never take that away from me, from you.

I love you my little angel...I always have...

Mistletoe Angel

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1 posted 2001-12-12 04:55 PM

(tears fall down my cheeks) God Bless You, sweet Magnus, I cried reading this to feel the most beautiful love of your sweet daughter! (sigh) She is so very lucky to have such a caring and loving father like you, as I know you are lucky to have her. (big hugggssssss) May you always share your love for her, and may she grow up to have a golden loving heart always just like yours! (sigh) We all love you so very much, sweet Magnus! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet friend, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

catalinamoon

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2 posted 2001-12-12 05:52 PM

Sweet poem for your little girl. I hope you save it for her.
Sandra

rosepetals25

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3 posted 2001-12-12 05:58 PM

Magnus,

This is so beautiful and sweet. Your daughter loves it I'm sure, and the she gets the more it will mean.

Hugs,
Tara

"My heart is like an open book, for the whole world to read"
- Motley Crue, Home Sweet Home

RosePetal

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since 2001-08-26

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4 posted 2001-12-12 05:59 PM

Awwww Magnus! This is a beautiful, meaningful poem for your little girl!
Fathers and daughters have a special bond! I am still daddy's little girl as well.
(hugs)

RP

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Canada eh.

5 posted 2001-12-12 06:30 PM

Barry...said with a father's tenderness.
Lovely read tonight.
~hugs, Nancy~

"A dream is a wish your heart makes..."

Magnus

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South Carolina, USA

6 posted 2001-12-12 08:27 PM

Thanks Noah...she is a beautiful child...

Magnus

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7 posted 2001-12-12 08:28 PM

Sandra...thanx...as long as my comp does not
crash....I will have them all...Reminds me
that I need to back up all of this...

Magnus

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8 posted 2001-12-12 08:30 PM

Tara...yep...the older she gets, the more
she will appreciate all of this....

My wish to her and her brother is that they
will sit down and read my poetry after I
am very old and they are grown....So much
could be shared by them doing that.

Magnus

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9 posted 2001-12-12 08:31 PM

RP...thank you...she is definitely my little
girl...always will be..

Magnus

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10 posted 2001-12-12 08:33 PM

Thanx much Nancy...she is a beautiful little
girl....I hope she stays that way...and
never forgets how much I love her.

Sunshine

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11 posted 2001-12-12 09:15 PM

I am very grateful that you've posted this here, this day...very, very grateful...

thank you...

Magnus

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12 posted 2001-12-12 09:29 PM

Karilea...I need to put her picture here
at Passions so that all of you can see the
beautiful little lady that I get to see
smile every day...I just have to figure out
how to do it...

Mother_Earth
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since 2000-11-20

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13 posted 2001-12-12 10:02 PM

Magnus, Some dad's really enjoy their daughters and sons. You are one. And some dad's are not afraid to let the world know. Again, you are one. Too bad you can't bottle this and with Christmas coming, give it to others as a gift! Wonderful and thanks for sharing. ME

kaile

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14 posted 2001-12-12 10:14 PM

magnus,
that's something special that you are doing for your children..i'm sure they will appreciate your poems lots when they grow up...

will be waiting for a photo of your daughter..

Magnus

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15 posted 2001-12-12 10:57 PM

M.E. I could not write that way if I did
not feel that way...I cried after I wrote it.
Reading over it made me do that...Shoot,
I have trouble keeping tears down right now.

Yes.....I love my children....I remember
my own childhood...and I KNOW what they need
from me...

Magnus

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16 posted 2001-12-12 10:59 PM

Thanx Faterider...As soon as my resident
picture expert gets here....I will get it
done...so that all can see my Goosling...

My Ashleypoo..

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

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17 posted 2001-12-12 11:12 PM

This is so beautiful, Magnus
It touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes.
It reminded me of how my father cried during my wedding.

copyright2001 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Tracey
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18 posted 2001-12-12 11:22 PM

What a touching way to say how much you love your daughter. I have no kids, but can just imagine the outpouring of love that a father has for his children. I'm fortunate to have two fathers, and, no matter how old I am, I'm always their little girl. As your daughter will always be your little girl.

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

amusemi
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19 posted 2001-12-13 12:06 PM

Dad's like you make all the difference in the woman a daughter becomes. What a beautiful moment of your life you have given us.

rebekah33
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20 posted 2001-12-13 04:20 AM

I didn't want to read this because i could tell from the title I would cry...and i was right. As a woman in her early 20s getting ready to leave the nest it was a nice reminder that i will always be my Dad's "Sugar"

Thanks for that, I recommend a children's book called I'll love you forever-absolutely beautiful. In terms of the actual form of the poem I felt like each time I ended a stanza i hit a brick wall, it wasn't soft and flowing, but it certainly didn't take away from the heartfelt message.

-R.

Startime
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21 posted 2001-12-13 12:59 PM

*sigh* the love of a father shines through with such beauty in this wonderful poem. It brought tears to my eyes to feel the love you have for your little girl. Well done, Magnus. **hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Opeth
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22 posted 2001-12-13 01:13 PM

There was welling in my sockets while reading. Emotionally overflowing.

Opeth

Rogue24
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23 posted 2001-12-13 01:16 PM

*sigh* This poem makes me think of the daughter I lost, I think of the what ifs, I wonder if she would have had her mothers eyes and my firy spirit. I smile, no more tears, although I come close, I remember that God has a reason for everything and I feel comfort knowing my little girl, my guardian angel watches over me, every night.
God Bless you and the many fathers out there who take pride in their children!
Cheers!
Ter.

Alone in the dark, through my thoughts comfort I do seek, through my words I find peace.

Magnus

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South Carolina, USA

24 posted 2001-12-13 02:29 PM

Madam C. I was sitting at work today...
looking at a picture of Ashley that is about
3 or 4 years old....Gosh, I couldn't help
but get teary eyed again...Thank You...

Magnus

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25 posted 2001-12-13 02:31 PM

Tracey...thank you much...you are very
fortunate to have two fathers that both love
you very much...That has to be a wonderful
feeling.

Magnus

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26 posted 2001-12-13 02:32 PM

Amuseme...and what a beautiful moment in MY
life SHE is giving me....makes me wish she
would never grow up....

Magnus

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South Carolina, USA

27 posted 2001-12-13 02:34 PM

rebekah33....I appreciate your warm thoughts
and your honest criticism....Yes, you may
be very correct....but in some ways...I
wanted each part to be distinct...Plus...
I was just letting emotions pour out and
I didn't put much thought to flow....

Magnus

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28 posted 2001-12-13 02:36 PM

Thank you Karen....I know that you have your
own feelings about a father's love... I
do appreciate your warm comments...and I
totally enjoy giving you a happy moment.

Magnus

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29 posted 2001-12-13 02:37 PM

Opeth....mine too...as I wrote it...guess
you could tell that...Thank you..

Magnus

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30 posted 2001-12-13 02:39 PM

Rogue24..Ter....I am deeply sorry that you
lost your daughter...Yes, that little angel
is certainly smiling down upon you now...
I know you miss her...I would too. And I
hate to even bear the thought of not having
one of my children in my life...I love all
three of them very dearly...

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