Dad, You Are Never Far Away Dad, I’ll try not to weep For you were full of laughter Sweet memories of you No one can ever alter Your strength and will and bravery With pride I’ll not forget Or lessons that you taught me So I would never fret Your tender words flowed freely As daily you would share Strong love that you gave me Now hold me up to bare I cling to happy times And smile yet weep my loss For every mile I take right now I have to bare this cross I feel your loving presence As I continue on Telling me, with happiness - is how to carry on Each day I live without you Is a challenge I must face But without our smiles together Life’s hard to now embrace Dad stay with me throughout my life And guide me to continue As time goes by and fear sets in For now is when I need you You gave me so much in this life You taught me right from wrong You carried me to where I am And placed me down so strong I love you Dad and miss you Every single day And as I go about my life You’re never far away (By Sofia Ferekkides, Father's Day June 2011) Dad, I think of you every single day, I Love you and miss you so very much. Thank you for everything you gave me, thank you for everything you taught me. Wherever I am, you are never far away.