{"id":3482,"date":"2013-12-06T16:26:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/?p=3482"},"modified":"2013-12-06T16:38:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T14:38:42","slug":"in-your-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/?p=3482","title":{"rendered":"In Your Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a title=\"Neza reading\" href=\"http:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Neza-reading.png\" rel=\"prettyPhoto-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3483 alignleft\" alt=\"Neza reading\" src=\"http:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Neza-reading-1024x768.png\" width=\"406\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Neza-reading-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.magdalenabiela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Neza-reading.png 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"sc-blockquote\"><strong>In Your Heart<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>He was so proud of his little girl<br \/>It was her very first day of school<br \/>He walked with her to school that day<br \/>And she held his hand all the way<br \/>They walked together quiet and sad<br \/>A little girl and her loving dad<br \/>Into the school her father led<br \/>But he almost cried when she said<br \/>Daddy, Daddy please don&#8217;t go<br \/>Don&#8217;t leave me here all alone<br \/>I&#8217;ll miss you if you go away<br \/>And I might need you, can&#8217;t you stay<br \/>Little Daughter please don&#8217;t cry<br \/>You&#8217;ll be okay so dry your eyes<br \/>You have our memories in your heart<br \/>We&#8217;re together though we&#8217;re apart<\/p>\n<p>He sat up front on her wedding day<br \/>And cried as his daughter walked away<br \/>Later that night he watched her dance<br \/>He sat there waiting for his chance<br \/>The band started to play their song<br \/>Father and daughter danced along<br \/>She looked at him and saw a tear<br \/>Then leaned and whispered in his ear<br \/>Daddy, Daddy I have to go<br \/>I hate to leave you all alone<br \/>I&#8217;ll miss you when I go away<br \/>But if you need me then I&#8217;ll stay<br \/>Little Daughter I&#8217;ll be just fine<br \/>I&#8217;ll love you always you are mine<br \/>I have our memories in my heart<br \/>We&#8217;re together though we&#8217;re apart<\/p>\n<p>She came in his room and kissed his head<br \/>Then sat next to his hospital bed<br \/>He took her hand and held it tight<br \/>And wished he had the strength to fight<br \/>They sat together quiet and sad<br \/>A daughter and her dying dad<br \/>He saw the tears she tried to hide<br \/>She looked at him and then she cried<br \/>Daddy, Daddy please don&#8217;t go<br \/>Don&#8217;t leave me here all alone<br \/>I&#8217;ll miss you when you go away<br \/>I still need you, you have to stay<br \/>Little Daughter I love you so<br \/>I want to stay but have to go<br \/>I&#8217;ll always be here in your heart<br \/>We&#8217;re together though we&#8217;re apart<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0 <br \/><em>Thomas S. 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