I am....

A constant

I am night and day,
the sun and moon,
the ebbing, flowing tides.
I am the changing seasons,
reliable, predictable, dependable.
I am a smile for a sad face,
a dry shoulder for tears,
strong arms and a soft, kind heart.
I am proud, devoted, loyal,
loving..........irreplaceable.
I am eternally grateful,
grateful that I am her father.

Author's Note

Whatdya think ???

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

fathers are always in the shadows, you brought them to life. nice work gee

[Gee]

Cheers Andrew

[andrew mitchell]

you are welcome.

[Tony Jordan]

I can see you gazing at her in this Gee - without making it too obvious to her - as she studies - filled with pride, worry, tears up-welling and heart swelling.
Brought a lump to my throat.

[Gee]

Cheers Tony. She is such a beautiful young thing with a brilliantly funny personality and giving nature. Proud goes nowhere near to describing....

[Tony Jordan]

for some feelings there are no words...

[Gee]

Ahhhh, there you go, nail on the head my sagacious friend, nail on the friggin head. Have a good day Tony, take care

[Tony Jordan]

Ditto Gee son.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

I applaud you as a good father! Your loving, proud words are so touching and inspiring- you are everything to your daughter, as she is everything to you- "irreplaceable", yes. More fathers should be like you! Beautiful, lyrical and very important poem- good fathers make healthy, loving strong children. Kudos!

[Gee]

Thank you Annette, I am to her what I would have wished from mine had he hung around

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Very impressed and proud of you G.! Bless...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i think this has a bit of a surprise ending which i really like...and i believe you have captured everything there is about what makes a Father ticks, and why a Father ticks....to be there for the daughter...

beautiful piece, Gee.

[Gee]

Than you Jacob

[Gee]

Thank.....

[Einstein Noodle]

yep! in healthy situations that daughter/father relationship should be all that ..and our little girls know with assurance we will be there for them .. i clicked the pic to no avail .. who are they? is it a special occasion? the gratitude expressed in closing is the strongest part for me ..nicely done Gee.
E.

[Gee]

Thank you E. The pic is me and my good lady wife. We were attending a charity ball raising money for cancer.
My best mates daughter had brain cancer aged 14 and whilst undergoing chemo told her mother that if she survived she would like to go into the nursing profession. She is now 24, recently qualified as a nurse,and is training further to be able to administer chemotherapy to those ill with cancer.She is a beautiful, beautiful soul and I regard her as mine.

[Einstein Noodle]

ohhhh man! that is so special and precious..God bless her and all you around her...i am a retired RN and she has picked a great profession ..so many options ... i am sending up my prayers for her ... for inspiration and guidance and continued health and well being ..love love love Gee
E.

[Gee]

Cheers E, she's like a second daughter to me

[emmajoy]

Such a lovely poem.

The perfect father - apart from mine! Beautiful words, finely laid. 'I am eternally grateful' must be how you feel at having her in your life.

Believe me, all the men in your daughter's future life will need equal your daughter's darling dad!

[Gee]

Morning Emma, thank you. Hopefully she'll find a respectful fella with a good heart, hopefully....

[emmajoy]

Hopefully she'll find someone like her dad..

[KT-B]

I love this, what a wonderful gift for your daughter - it's my daughter's 13th birthday today, I thought I'd slept in so got up an hour early to put her presents out an blow up balloons!! - I loved the last line the best - good stuff :)

[Gee]

Hope you both have a wonderful day.
Thank you

[KT-B]

thank you - I've made an awesome strawberry and chocolate cake I just hope it tastes as good as it looks lol :)

[Zaliodir]

My first baby was born just 6 months ago, so these feelings are new to me. I think you captured them just right in poem. I think having a child makes my smile broader, my arms stronger, and my heart kinder.

[Gee]

Congratulations, fun times ahead. Thank you

[Carol Cashes]

Yaaasssss...indeed! A good father is a daughter's best bet against all odds...

[Gee]

I never had a father in my life so I try to be to my daughter all that I would have wished for if mine had hung around. Thank you

[Najam Us Saher]

No words to say how beautifully this is written. It touched my heart.

[Gee]

Cheers Najam