For Her

I held you on your first day So happy to see you then to stay And when you took your first steps My heart burst and I wept Each day you grew Made me proud as your father too Making your way in our world Happiness for you is what I held And now you are full grown You are out in the world all alone Standing tall in your uniform For Australia against the storm Know that each hour of each day We pray for you to be kept in God’s stay And we wait at home for you To greet you when your duty’s through. © Paul Warren Poetry For my daughter serving overseas in the RAAF.