I Miss You, Daddy

I miss your tender call,
Your pleasant voice of the father,
I miss you picking me up when I fall,
I miss all the time spent together.

I miss your parental advice,
I miss your wise words,
I miss you teaching me how to be nice,
And how to fly free like the wildest birds.

I miss you telling me that I was wrong,
But also that is normal to make some mistakes,
I miss you telling me; be strong,
You son, have got what it takes!

I miss you walking me to school,
I miss playing together,
I miss you placing in my hand first tool,
I miss you. I miss you so much, my dear father!

I miss the evenings waiting for you to come from work,
I miss reading from the scriptures,
I miss your stories that were scattering the dark,
I miss all the memories, all the black-and-white, old pictures.

I miss you praying with me,
Holding my hand, both of us kneeling,
Nobody took care of me like thee,
I miss you, a bittersweet feeling.

I miss your laughter I miss your tears,
I miss the good days and the hardest ones too,
I miss you sometimes pulling my ears,
I love you, Daddy, I’ll always miss you!

I miss so many unspoken words,
So many things that I failed to see,
I miss the Easter and Christmas cards,
I miss you, Daddy, but you’re always with me!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Gauthier Avatar
July 19, 2021 at 2:06 AM
Beautiful tribute. So true that missing someone special is bittersweet because we recognize how lucky we were to have them in our life.
Alexandru Avatar
July 19, 2021 at 1:40 PM
thank you for your kind words
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