So many days have come and
gone, still no word from him..
She wrapped her pink blanket
tightly around her and rocked
back and forth
'Where is he, she sobbed?'I need
him so much.'
She had marked X's on her calendar
for all those lost and lonely days,a
wrenching eighteen months without
his hugs and the way he'd twirl her
around the room..
She picked up pen and paper and
drew picture after picture of all those sunny
days and fun walks in the park
The days dragged on which turned
into more months
Not even a letter! 'Did something
happen to him she gasped?'
It's not like him to stay away for
so long..'
Overcome with grief, she just decided
to take a long walk in the rain
She put on her boots and twirled her little
red umbrella kicking through puddles as
she went
Just then the town bus slowed
to a stop and amidst the pouring
rain a man emerged from the bus
with a cane and limp
She stood there in total
disbelief
It was him!
It was daddy home from
the war!
He dropped his cane holding
his arms wide and his little nine
year old girl squealed with joy
'I was hurt and in the hospital
darling and my strength to poor
to write
He pulled a stack of his
little girls letters from his
nap sack and said, 'You
kept me alive my precious..
Let's go home..'