They brought you home,
a little bundle.
Restlessly I fumbled
wanting to hold you,
to softly touch my hope, my dreams
but you were so tiny and tender
What if I hurt you?
I let you grow
watching you intently.
As you clung onto dear life –
Your mother
Your lifeline
while I watched behind the lines.
How I envied your mother then!
Moments passed so slowly then
Making me think that you would
never recognize me,
Your father!
When one fine day, tired and exhausted
I lay down loosening my tie beside you.
Something in what I did (I still wonder what)
suddenly made you treat me
with that dimpled smile of yours
that I fell headlong for.
No other person had ever charmed me so.
My little girl
As I watched you twirl
Years passed us swiftly by.
It was time for you to go away.
I suppose we had to call it a day.
You smile for someone else today.
But hey! I know!
There was a time
You flashed that first innocent smile
Only for me.
Then, there was just the two of us.
You and Me!
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So lovely…so beautifully written…so touching… 🙂
Are u entering into the Blogadda’s contest ???? Please do. 🙂
Hi Uma,
Nice that you liked the poem. I suppose all daughters feel the same!
Yeah, I too have heard of the Blogadda contest. Let’s see.
Shail, your poetry is heart warming to say the least and I’m a huge fan.
Thanks Sneha. I am glad that you loved it. If the poem can ignite even a point 1% of nostalgia in a father or a daughter, I would feel just great!
Lovely. And the photos are cute, too. 😀
Shail, you have done well in this by capturing the feelings of a father of a Daughter. As I tell my daughters to remind- “I was the first man to love them.”
Thank You Angel. Nice that you loved the poem. Wishing you Happy Father’s Day everyday!
Dear Prabhatji, I am really happy that you mangaged to read this blog. Glad that you liked the piece of verse. As I had mentioned earlier, my Happy Father’s Day is for you too. Always.
Dear Shail,
Nice! Keep it up.
Om
Shail, thanks so much for visiting my blog and for the wishes 🙂
This is so beautifully written. I loved the lines:
‘No other person had ever charmed me so.
My little girl
As I watched you twirl’
The bond b/w dads and their daughters is so special no 🙂
Gud luck for the contest 🙂
Dear Om, I am so happy that you were able to visit my blog. Your comments are always appreciated. Thanks.
Hi Swaram, nice that you liked the poem. And thanks for the wishes too.
Its a wonderful poem. I liked it. 🙂
Hi Nitha,
Nice that you liked the poem. Just sharing feelings from a father’s point of view.
This is so beutiful!It made me cry.I share the same bond with my father.Thank u for bringing this emotion of me!
Oh Thank you Tejal. So nice that my poem could make you feel so. Hope to see more of you here.
“my hope my dreams” what a different world would it be if all fathers thought this of their daughters. Lovely!
Hi Ana, Nice to see you here. It definitely would be a lovely world if all fathers thought like that – full of affection for their daughters. Sadly, that is not the case….:(