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From: <Vicki.Giles@alltel.com> [ Save address ]
To: <smokeykitty@worldnet.att.com>
Subject: Need a good cry?
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:30:10 -0500
> > >>> >> >
> > >>> >> > > > Her hair was up in a ponytail
> > >>> >> > > > 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
> > >>> >> > > > Of why he wasn't there today.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > 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 see
> > >>> >> > > > 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 was 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 up at her Mom.
> > >>> >> > > > And looked back at her teacher,
> > >>> >> > > > Who told her to go on.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > 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,
> > >>> >> > > > Since this is such a 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 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 favourite 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.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > You see he was a fireman
> > >>> >> > > > And died just this past year
> > >>> >> > > > When airplanes hit the towers
> > >>> >> > > > And taught Americans to fear.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > 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 on the desk beside her,
> > >>> >> > > > Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,
> > >>> >> > > > By the love of her shining bright star.
> > >>> >> > > > And given the gift of believing,
> > >>> >> > > > That heaven is never too far
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
> > >>> >> > > > an hour to
> > >>> >> > > > appreciate
> > >>> >> > > > them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to
> > >>> >> > > > forget them. Send
> > >>> >> > > > this
> > >>> >> > > > phrase to the people you'll never forget and
> > >>> >> > > > remember to send it also to
> > >>> >> > > > the
> > >>> >> > > > person that sent it to you. It's a short message to
> > >>> >> > > > let them know that
> > >>> >> > > > you'll never forget them. If you don't send it to
> > >>> >> > > > anyone, it means you're
> > >>> >> > > > in
> > >>> >> > > > a hurry and that you've forgot your friends. Take
> > >>> >> > > > the time...to live and
> > >>> >> > > > love.
> > >>> >> > > > Until eternity. God bless.
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From: <Vicki.Giles@alltel.com> [ Save address ]
To: <smokeykitty@worldnet.att.com>
Subject: Need a good cry?
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:30:10 -0500
> > >>> >> >
> > >>> >> > > > Her hair was up in a ponytail
> > >>> >> > > > 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
> > >>> >> > > > Of why he wasn't there today.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > 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 see
> > >>> >> > > > 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 was 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 up at her Mom.
> > >>> >> > > > And looked back at her teacher,
> > >>> >> > > > Who told her to go on.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > 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,
> > >>> >> > > > Since this is such a 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 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 favourite 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.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > You see he was a fireman
> > >>> >> > > > And died just this past year
> > >>> >> > > > When airplanes hit the towers
> > >>> >> > > > And taught Americans to fear.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > 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 on the desk beside her,
> > >>> >> > > > Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,
> > >>> >> > > > By the love of her shining bright star.
> > >>> >> > > > And given the gift of believing,
> > >>> >> > > > That heaven is never too far
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > >
> > >>> >> > > > They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
> > >>> >> > > > an hour to
> > >>> >> > > > appreciate
> > >>> >> > > > them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to
> > >>> >> > > > forget them. Send
> > >>> >> > > > this
> > >>> >> > > > phrase to the people you'll never forget and
> > >>> >> > > > remember to send it also to
> > >>> >> > > > the
> > >>> >> > > > person that sent it to you. It's a short message to
> > >>> >> > > > let them know that
> > >>> >> > > > you'll never forget them. If you don't send it to
> > >>> >> > > > anyone, it means you're
> > >>> >> > > > in
> > >>> >> > > > a hurry and that you've forgot your friends. Take
> > >>> >> > > > the time...to live and
> > >>> >> > > > love.
> > >>> >> > > > Until eternity. God bless.
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