My father wished me beauty
To find within my life
He spoke this dream to me
The day I stood in white
He prayed I’d find my guidance
On my way and keep the course
That all is there within my reach
There’s no such thing as loss
Because life is filled with beauty
It dares you to be seen
A gift right here for you each day
Take it, before it’s been
He spoke these words of wisdom
But with sorrow and a tear
He spoke the words he wished he’d heard
Now that his end was drawing near
He knew each breath was precious
Felt each moment of the day
Thanked the Lord up above
For this night, letting him stay
“What a Wonderful World” was our dance
Though our feet never touched the floor
In comfort we listened, arm in arm
Exchanging words of love and adore
The heavens opened just months later
To welcome home my Rock, my Dad
As I wept, the sun shone brighter
Gracious, for the gift, that they now had
The Starting End 
Touchingly beautiful, Heather . . .
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Thank you, Peter….every now and then, 23 years later, that moment comes to the front of my mind, last night was one of them.
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Reblogged this on whydontyouwriteanymore and commented:
What beautiful words about your father! I miss mine every day.. my father sang this song at my wedding.. God Bless!
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You are a lucky lady 🙂 It was his as well as my favorite song. Sadly, he was too ill to dance our song at m wedding, but it still played in our hearts 🙂 Thank you most kindly for the reblog.
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The anniversary of my dad’s passing is coming up. I hope to do him the justice in poetry you have done here for your dad. Just beautiful – brought tears to my eyes.
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Thank you, Laine. It has been 22 years but as you know, for a daughter, it was only just yesterday. I am most certain your tribute to him will be more than wonderful, and will light up the sky…Many blessings…..
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Dads have so much influence in our lives. I could not think of a better tribute to your Dad. *Hugs*
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Why thank you, Miriam 🙂 HUgs back !!!!
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