A rosy color was brushed upon her cheeks by the cool Spring breeze
As it played a whispering song among the fresh green in the trees.
The eyes of the little girl sparkled like sunlight reflected on rippling water,
When her daddy said, “Come take a walk with me, my darling daughter.”
Hand in hand, along the dusty lane they walked,
While father to daughter, and heart to heart they talked.
While they strolled along in the beautiful springtime countryside.
She sometimes skipped to keep up with her father’s much longer stride.
He quickly lifted her up, so upon his wide shoulders she could sit,
When, in her little girl voice, she said, “Daddy, I’m tired...just a little bit.”
“Oh, Daddy,” she said, “I wish I could ride like this every place I go,”
And after a pause exclaimed, “Oh, Daddy, I do love you so!”
He chuckled when her tiny little fingers tousled his hair,
And then, in little girl fashion, patted it back down with great care.
The daddy thought and then said to her, “Ever since the moment of your birth,
I have loved you, my precious little girl, more than anything on this earth.”
“Before you were born,” he admitted, “I had thought I wanted a baby boy,
But, my darling daughter, you have brought me so much joy.”
She hugged his neck tightly as he told her how he loved to watch her play,
And following prayers, fall soundly asleep at the end of the day.
After awhile he noticed she had become very quiet--not a word was said,
For his little girl had fallen asleep resting her small head upon his head.
Daddy and daughter no longer talked,
As head upon head, along the dusty lane he walked.
While securely holding her, he looked up to the blue skies above,
And said, “Thank you, Lord, for giving me this wonderful bundle of love.”