FabSwingers.com forum: lest we forget

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Her hair was up in a pony tail,

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 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,

every child turned to stare.

Each of them was searching,

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 favorite dress.

And from somewhere there 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 is a soldier

and died just this past year

When a roadside bomb hit his convoy

and taught us all 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 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.

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By *andWCouple
over a year ago

Pontypridd

I've read this before and I still cry x

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

very, very nice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Awe lovely

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By *orny69pussyCouple
over a year ago

Tonbridge

Tingles up my spine and tears in my eyes.. thank you so very much for sharing this

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

Wow, how beautiful x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Tingles up my spine and tears in my eyes.. thank you so very much for sharing this

chokes me every time I read it, I don't know if it's because I'm a serviceman, a daddy, a human being or a mixture of the three. WWRT

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aww make this giddy goat, well up x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Aww make this giddy goat, well up x"

Made***

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all.

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By *andWCouple
over a year ago

Pontypridd

"Tingles up my spine and tears in my eyes.. thank you so very much for sharing this

chokes me every time I read it, I don't know if it's because I'm a serviceman, a daddy, a human being or a mixture of the three. WWRT"

Human being x

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all."

Does it really matter?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all.

Does it really matter?

My sentiments exactly no it doesn't, it's a beautiful quote about about sadly one of life's facts!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heart breakingly beautiful

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all.

Does it really matter?

I suppose it depends on how you feel about the rights of an author to control their work.

Of course, the person doing the complaining might not actually be the author at all.

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all.

Does it really matter?

I suppose it depends on how you feel about the rights of an author to control their work.

Of course, the person doing the complaining might not actually be the author at all."

It's a quote on a bloody swingers forum, I don't think the original authors going to complain! The sentiment is there and their work is almost still intact, the sentiment has not been taken away,

Some people can cause an argument in an empty room!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Is stealing someone's poem, changing it and re-posting it on the internet with changes any less wrong than stealing someone's pics from their profile and re-posting them online?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That brought tears to my eyes. It is really moving. Thank you for sharing it x

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By *ob and VixenCouple
over a year ago

Doncaster

Beautiful. Just read it out loud to Vixen and choked up reading it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Heart breakingly beautiful"

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Is stealing someone's poem, changing it and re-posting it on the internet with changes any less wrong than stealing someone's pics from their profile and re-posting them online?"

I never posted it as my own work. If you read a story in the fantasy section and got aroused would you complain. This is merely a poem, it maybe fictitious, it may change slightly in different variations but it highlights a very real and extremely tender subject. I posted this to raise awareness to our brothers and sisters fighting over seas and on home soil, and to show respect to the fallen. I'm sure the original author won't mind too much that their message is being spread with the intent it deserves.

Feel free to climb back under your rock, and come out when you no the meaning of the word respect!

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"Is stealing someone's poem, changing it and re-posting it on the internet with changes any less wrong than stealing someone's pics from their profile and re-posting them online?

Feel free to climb back under your rock, and come out when you no the meaning of the word respect!"

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"Is stealing someone's poem, changing it and re-posting it on the internet with changes any less wrong than stealing someone's pics from their profile and re-posting them online?"

And hardly in the same context! FFS some people just do my nut in!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is stealing someone's poem, changing it and re-posting it on the internet with changes any less wrong than stealing someone's pics from their profile and re-posting them online?

Feel free to climb back under your rock, and come out when you no the meaning of the word respect!"

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By *orny69pussyCouple
over a year ago

Tonbridge

"I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all."

Not sure that really matters. It's a story of thousands of kids in the same boat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all.

Not sure that really matters. It's a story of thousands of kids in the same boat.

And kids of all ages, even one that is 44

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I'd not seen this before but when I checked for more info it turns out there seems to be some dispute about different versions.

In some the father is a soldier, in others a fireman who died on 9/11.

As far as I can tell the original doesn't mention the father's occupation at all.

Not sure that really matters. It's a story of thousands of kids in the same boat.

And kids of all ages, even one that is 44

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure if I wanted to read that or not, breathtakingly beautiful but balling like a baby now.

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