Calabrisella Mia

It has been two years since my father’s passing.  It’s still hard to imagine sometimes how life can continue to move forward when you lose someone so important in your life.  I have learned to adapt to this new world, but it is still very foreign to me at times.  I am learning to live again, to move forward, to smile, and to enjoy life.  I know that he is always with me enjoying these new moments and milestones with me.  My father lives in the beautiful memories I have with him, the funny things he would say or do, his infectious love for life.  I’ve learned so much from him in our short time together, and for that, I am forever grateful.

I found this song, not too long after my father passed away.  It struck a chord with me, and it has become the song I turn to when I can’t make sense of things.  It reminds me that he is always watching over me and continues to love me from heaven, just as he did on earth.

The song is called “Father & Daughter” by Paul Simon.

Father & Daughter
Paul Simon

If you ever leap awake
In the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second
You can’t remember where you are
Just open your window
And follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain
Where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you
Will shine on you forever
And though I can’t guarantee
There’s nothing scary hiding under your bed
I’m gonna stand guard
Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you
With a sweet dream in your head

I’m gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you’ll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition
It’s just like going fishing
You cast your line
And hope you’ll get a bite
But you don’t need to waste your time
Worrying about the market place
Try to help the human race
Struggling to survive its harshest night

I’m gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you’ll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

I’m gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you’ll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you