I'm Daddy's Little Girl

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 all around the room
for everyone to meet
Children squirmed impatiently,
anxious in their seats

One by one the teacher called,
a student from the class
To introduce their daddy,
as the minutes 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 there at her friends
And looked back at her teacher,
who told her to begin

And with hands clasped behind her back,
slowly she began to speak
And from the mouth of that dear child,
came words incredibly unique

"My Daddy couldn't be here,
because he lives so far away
But I know he wishes that he could
be with me on this day

And though you cannot meet him,
I wanted you to know
All about my daddy,
and how he loves me so

He loved to tell me stories,
he taught me to ride my bike
He surprised me with two yellow roses,
and taught me to fly my 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 be forever in my heart"

With that her little hand reached up,
and lay across her chest
Feeling her own heartbeat,
beneath her favorite dress

Somewhere in the crowd of dads,
her mother sat in tears
Proudly watching her little daughter,
who was wise beyond her years

She stood up for the love
of a man not in her life
Doing what was best for her,
doing what was right

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
If he could he'd be here,
but heaven's just too far

Sometimes when I close my eyes,
it's like he never went away."
Then she closed her pretty eyes,
and saw him there that day

As her mother glanced about,
she witnessed with surprise
A room full of dads and children,
all starting to close their eyes

Who knows what they saw before them,
who knows what they felt inside
Perhaps for just a second,
they saw him at her side.

"I know you're with me Daddy,"
to the silence she called out
What happened next made believers,
of those once filled with doubt

No one could explain it,
for each their eyes had closed
But there upon her desktop,
was two beautiful yellow roses.

The child was blessed, if for a moment,
by the love of her shining star.
And given the gift of believing,
that heaven is not TOO FAR.

~ Author Unknown ~

PASTOR BILL~ A. K. A. ~