Sad but Sweet.

Posts : 28 Join date : 2008-11-14

This is a sad but sweet poem. It atarted out as a email if you want me to email this to you just tell me kk it can only be emaild a specail way for this to work so read.plz.
A sad Dad's poem...
This is a beautiful poem. There is an appeal from a Zimbabwean
couple at the bottom of message, not asking for anything more
than that you hand the poem on.
The husband wrote the poem.

TO MY CHILD

> > Just for this morning, I am going to

> > smile when I see your face and laugh

> >when I feel like crying.

> > Just for this morning, I will let you

> >choose what you want to wear,

> >and smile and say how perfect it is.

>> Just for this morning, I am going to step

> >over the laundry and pick you up and take you to

> > the park to play.

> > Just for this morning, I will leave the

> > dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put

> > that puzzle of yours together.

> > Just for this afternoon, I will unplug

> > the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with

> > you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

> > Just for this afternoon, I will not yell

> > once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and

> > whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one

> > if he comes by.

> > Just for this afternoon, I won't worry

> > about what you are going to be when you grow up, or

> > second guess every decision I have made where you are

> > concerned.

> > Just for this afternoon, I will let you

> > help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you

> > trying to fix them.

> > Just for this afternoon, I will take us

> > to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can

> > have both toys.

> > Just for this evening, I will hold you in

> > my arms and tell you a story about how you were

> > born and how much I love you.

> > Just for this evening, I will let you

> > splash in the tub and not get angry.

> > Just for this evening, I will let you

> > stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.

> > Just for this evening, I will snuggle

> > beside you for hours, and miss my favourite TV shows.

> > Just for this evening when I run my

> > finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be

> > grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.

> > I will think about the mothers and

> > fathers who are searching for their missing children, t he

> > mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's
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> > graves instead of their bedrooms. The mothers

> > and fathers who are in hospital rooms

> > watching their children suffer senselessly and screaming

> > inside that little body

> > And when I kiss you goodnight I will hold

> > you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then,

> > that I will thank God for you, and ask him for

> > nothing, except one more day..............
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi! I am a 29-year-old father. My wife and I have had a wonderful life together. God blessed us with a child too. Our daughter's name is Rachel and she is 10 months old. Not long ago did the doctors detect brain cancer in her little body.
> >
> > There is only one way to save her and that is an operation. Sadly we don't have the money for the operation.. AOL and Zdnet (in Zimbabwe ) have agreed to help us.
> >
> > The only way they can help is this: If you send this email to other people< BR>AOL will track this email and count how many people get it. Every person that opens this email and sends it to at least 3 people will give us 32c.=2 0(in Zimbabwe dollars) Please help us.
> >
> >
> > It h ardly takes a min for you to forward this to your friends, Please do it.
> >