Dearest Lili,
Happy 18th Birthday, Sweetheart! Hard to believe that you are all grown up now. In my mind, you’re still that beautiful six-year-old kid I last saw way back in January 2005.
I keep sending these messages here on this blog hoping that maybe you are reading them, or that maybe someday you will read them. Despite everything that has happened, despite the distance in time that has separated us, I still believe that somehow, someway, somewhere, we will meet again, and that the love we shared as father and daughter can be shared again between us.
There is a saying in Latin that goes “Dum sipiro spero” which means, “As I breathe, I hope.” It’s how any father would feel under the circumstances. I have to believe that one day we will be reunited, as the alternative is just too painful to contemplate.
And so I”m sending you this song from your grandparent’s day which carries my hopes, my dreams, my wishes for the future.
You are always in my heart. Now and forever.
Love always,
Your Dad ❤
.
.
We’ll Meet Again, by Vera Lynn
We’ll meet again,
Don’t know where,
Don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day.
Keep smiling through,
Just like you always do
Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.
So will you please say “Hello”
To the folks that I know
Tell them I won’t be long.
They’ll be happy to know
That as I saw you go
You were singing this song.
We’ll meet again,
Don’t know where,
Don’t know when
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day!
.
.
*************************
tony-and-liliana-delvecchio.com 