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 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, everyone 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, she began to speak
And out from the mouth of a child, came words quite
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 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, beneath her favorite dress.
From somewhere in the crowd of dads, her mother stood
in tears
Proudly watching her 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 eyes, and saw him there that day.
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 a second, they saw him at her side.
"I know you're with me, Daddy," in the silence she
called out.
What happened next made believers, of those once filled
with doubt.
No one in that room could explain it, for each of their
eyes had been
closed
But there placed on her desktop, was a beautiful pink
rose.
A child was blessed,by the love of her shining bright
star.
And given the gift of believing, that heaven is never too far.
