Father’s Day
June 18, 2017 at 6:18 pm | Posted in Grief | 6 CommentsTags: child loss, father's day, life after loss, love
Several years ago I adapted this poem (A Mother’s Day Wish From Heaven) by Jody Seilheimer, for Father’s Day. Then I came across another (more accurate, I think) poem for a bereaved father. It was sent by a reader to Kelly Farley, author of a Grieving Dads To the Brink and Back. Hoping all the fathers out there have the best day possible.
Dear Mr. Hallmark ….. One More Time
Hello there Mr. Hallmark man,
I wrote to you in May
To ask that words of love be shared
With my mom on Mother’s Day.
Just as there is no card for Mom
To let her know I care,
There is no card for my dad, too,
And I have so much to share.
It’s very hard for my loving dad
To know that I’m okay.
To protect me was his job, he feels,
So he thinks he failed some way.
Although I had to leave this world,
While still considered young,
There is no way he ever failed—
There’s no more he could have done.
My dad he tends to question
Those things he cannot see.
I always send him little signs
To say, “Hey, Dad, it’s me!”
I hear him crying in the car,
The shower hides his tears.
He feels he has to be so strong
For those he holds so dear.
My dad he often gets so mad
At what became of me.
He wants so much to understand,
He says, “How could this be?”
I somehow need to let him know,
Though impossible it seems—
For him to live and laugh again
Will fulfill so many dreams.
The card I need to send right now
To a dad as great as mine,
Will thank him for the love he gave
Throughout my brief lifetime.
He’s still the one that I call Dad,
Our bond’s forever strong,
‘Cuz even though he can’t see me,
Our love lives on and on.
Please help me find a way
To tell my dad that when
It comes his time to leave the earth
I’ll be waiting there for him.
And also, Mr. Hallmark man,
Please help him to believe,
That nothing will ever change the fact
That my dad he’ll always be.
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A Mourning Mom 
That’s lovely. Thank you for sharing!
Comment by Eden— June 18, 2017 #
Wow, beautiful. Thinking of all of you and sending warm wishes.
Comment by Daphne— June 19, 2017 #
Thank you sweetheart. I love you.
Comment by Evan— June 19, 2017 #
So beautiful.
Comment by Kelcey— June 19, 2017 #
Beautiful. A happy Father’s Day to Evan, a great father.
Comment by DVT— June 19, 2017 #
Two of the best parents I know…Evan and Lanie. Happy Father’s day Evan! Hugs to you both!
Comment by Amy— June 21, 2017 #