Was it just last week she was begging me for a bedtime story?
“Ready, Dad?”
“You look beautiful, sweetheart. I’m so proud.”
I gave a nod to an usher at the door. The music changed. We could hear Pachelbel’s Canon in D commence. My daughter knew it had always been a favourite of mine.
One last time I walked with my little girl. A tear, a mixture of sadness and joy, came to an eye. Ahead, his face beamed at the sight of her. Soon they would be wed.
I whispered, “I love you more than life.”
Her smile will stay in my memory forever.
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Ruby Manchanda
December 9, 2012 at 02:14
This is heart touching
Ross Mannell
December 15, 2012 at 06:40
Thanks for the comment.
I wonder how many parents have felt this way when they see their children grown and taking up a life together?
Anonymous
December 30, 2012 at 04:30
Ah.
How perfectly you captured my emotions at my daughters wedding.
When I hear the first notes of Canon, I am always frozen in memory.
Of the memory of her in her white dress…
and the memories of all the time that came before.
Happy New Year, Ross.
Ross Mannell
December 31, 2012 at 08:32
Thanks for the comment.
Weddings are the making of memories, especially for a parent seeing their child taking another big step in their life’s journey. 🙂
Jenny Matlock
December 30, 2012 at 04:31
Happy New Year Ross.
I don’t know if my comments are working so I will post another just in case.
Whenever I hear the first notes of Canon I am transported.
Both to memories of my daughter in her white wedding dress…
…and to all the time that came before that moment.
This was so poignant.
I remember.
Ross Mannell
December 31, 2012 at 08:35
Thanks for the comment.
Pachelbel’s Canon in D has been a favourite since I first heard it as a teenager. I know why it’s a wedding favourite and why it can invoke memories. In the time of hippies and drugs for the sake of a high, Canon was my high without the need for anything artificial. 🙂