Mandy Russell Poetry

Dad is what you are

You slid into my life like a shooting star

You brought balance and comfort in

You brought me into a land with your grin




For a long time we were alone

For a long time we didn't have you in our home

I still remember the absence of your presence

I still fill joy from gift of your essence




The way you worked so hard every day

The way you smiled in your loving way

The things you gave me that I never had

The way you walked in and became our dad




Though not borne to you as your own

Still my heart is filled with the love you have shown

My heart knows the love present in your hands

Through each callous and line I understand




You are the father I wanted before I knew

This I know in my heart is true

The man who took us to a humble home

And crafted it into a "Palace of Rome"




This it might seem to me

You brought us from the straights of poverty

You loved my mother with all your heart

You loved us all from the start




Yes, you are the father I love

The one sent to me by the angels above

I thank god for you each day

I thank god for sending you our way

Poet: Mandy Russell