Brown eyes just like mine,
Shined right back into my own
In the strong arms of my daddy,
I knew that he would not let go
He smiled and I smiled,
And all was right within the world
He held me up within his arms,
His brand new little girl
Brown eyes that were mine,
Shined right back into my own
Though the face now in the mirror,
Seemed as one I did not know
I wiped the endless tears,
And all was wrong within the world
I held myself up, I watched myself fall,
So young, and yet so old
Brown eyes just like mine,
Stared right back into my own
In my weak arms I held daddy,
I told him I would not let go
He gasped for breath, I cried
And all felt wrong within the world
I held him up, my dying daddy,
Still inside his little girl
His heart, just like mine,
Broke as if it were my own
In the strong arms of my Father,
He would not let me let go
He gave me Christ, I cried,
and I had more than the whole world
He held my up, my living Father,
His brand new little girl
By Emily Nelson
Emily and her husband KJ are students at the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver. She is originally from Murfreesboro, TN and is the only Christian in her family. She has been writing poetry for many years and was first published at age 11.
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This is beautiful Emily, I lost my Dad when I was 29, and you always feel that loss, but, my heavenly Father has been and will always be with me! Thank you so much for your writings.
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you for having such an open, beautiful way of expressing yourself, Emily. Your poems really do share a lot about who you are, and it’s a beautiful person that we’re getting to know. Love you, lady.
Very touching poem, Emily. Such comfort to know that our Heavenly Father is always with us when our earthly fathers are gone. God bless.
Beautiful! I know what it is to lose your Daddy. I am so impressed by your talent and that you use it to glorify your Heavenly Father.
Beautiful words of a daughter’s love!