In honor of Father's Day, I wanted to share with you a poem my dad wrote for me when I turned 16. I still have the yellowed, wrinkled paper in a frame in my bedroom. It was typed on a good old-fashioned typewriter, and his signature is almost too faded to see. My mom told me I'm the only person he's ever written a poem for besides her. This is something I'll treasure all my life.
SUE IS SIXTEEN
It only happens once,
Sue is sixteen.
From diapers and Mom's concern
To journalism and the track's many turns,
From the Covell Kid to the Sailor's Port,
She's come a long way through Speech and
Spanish, baby sitting and sport.
It only happens once,
Sue is sixteen.
She is the child who came along later,
The one who is the little sister.
But her delay simply made the love greater,
And when she's absent we all know we miss her.
It only happens once,
Sue is sixteen.
How can we say it?
What muse can inspire?
She invokes headaches and affection, praise and ire.
It only happens once.
Sue is sixteen.
Our feelings for her words may not always reflect.
But - she is special.
It only happens once,
Sue is 16.
To Sue with love,
Dad
Thanks, Dad - I love you! And a happy Father's Day week to you all!
40 comments:
Now that is really sweet!
This has to be the sweetest thing I've ever read. Susan how special!!! I think, like you, I would hold on to it for the rest of my life - and have it memorized when the wording starts to fade.
That's lovely!!! What a great thing for your Dad to have done :) And awww, sweet 16. hehe
What a treasure you have in those words :)
This is one of the most precious moments I've read on the internet. I'm sure you cherish it. :)
How sweet! You have one special father. :D
lovely poem, Suzy, and happy father's day to all fathers, only the good ones off course :)
That is so nice he wrote you a poem. What a nice thing to remember on Father's day.
What a wonderful poem! No wonder it means so much to you. A gift from the heart is always the best.
awe, that is so sweet! Made me a little teary:)
That truly is a gift that lasts forever!
Oh my gosh, this brought tears to my eyes! I love his poem and that he wrote just for you for such a special time in your life!
awwww.....that was SO cool! Thanks for sharing it.
OH Susan!!!!!!!! Awwwww WOW!! What a super duper special lovely poem from your dad!! Awwww how lovely!!!! This is so sweet - suddenly the birds are singing and we have a rainbow!! that's how lovely this gesture is!! Yay!! Happy Father's Day!! Take care
x
Awwwww....What a wonderful keepsake this is!!!
Now that is a special dad!
That is so incredibly precious. Thanks for sharing this, Susan. :)
Amy
That is so lovely. Happy Father's Day to your father, Susan. He really loves you.
Jai
Sooooo incredibly sweet. Good thing your 16 year old self knew what a treasure this was and kept it! Happy father's day to your dad and husband.
Have a great week, my dear!
Aw, that's lovely, Susan. You can just feel the love!
Oh, Susan, this is beyond special...what a treasure! How blessed you are, lucky girl. :) So sweet. *hugs*
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Love,
Lola
That is so sweet. What a treasure to still have after all these years. It shows what a wonderful father you have to have made an effort like that.
Wow, you have an amazing Dad. And he writes poetry? Wow, what a lucky daughter you are!
Thanks for sharing that poem - such a sweet reminder of just how wonderful dads can be!
That's so sweet. Thank you for sharing it.
Have a great week.
You just made me cry! That was absolutely lovely. I love that your Dad did that for you. So special!!!
So, so precious. There is no art as true or as beautiful as art from the heart. Utter perfection. You are so blessed.
It says a lot about both of you that your dad would share something like that with his sixteen-year-old daughter. :o)
Oh wow, that's so special! Thank you for sharing such a precious poem.
How sweet of your dad! I can see where you inherited your gift of words from! ;)
Too precious for words!
I have to agree with all the above comments, this post is something special indeed.
Aww, how utterly sweet! How great that you still have original, too.
What a lovely poem! Thanks for sharing it. Your relationship with your Dad must truly be a treasure for you to have held on to it still. Memories are our treasures and treasures are our memories. Share and treasure the moments you have with him. - Maeve
Aw, that's sooo sweet! You can feel the love in the lines. That's really special, Susan.
Now that was special! Thanks for sharing with us. Its great that you still have it after all these years.
Oh, this is amazing! How incredibly special to have this poem to revisit.
How sweet and lovely! Thanks for sharing that.
Oh bless that is so lovely and special :O)
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