Disclaimer: I don't own Zelda!!!!

A/N: I wrote a poem on one of my favorite cut-scenes in the Wind Waker... the ending. I don't usually write poetry, so it may not be as creative as other things I've written. But I did my best. Enjoy...

Just Like a Father to Me

Drifting up to the surface

Heading back to the ocean I know

Anxiety overtook me

And I gazed at old Hyrule below

Ganondorf defeated

Zelda liberated

I was slightly thrilled

But also frustrated

The King of Evil's corpse

Now layered in stone

Was the brief pillar for the Master Sword

Its splendor matching the ocean's calm tone

But the one thing I beheld

That sank my heart that day

Was my last glance at the King

His grim face remains in my mind even today

When I first met him on Windfall

I was hesitant of my destined future

But that man was there to help me

His words of wisdom always truthful

Fighting enemies on land

He may not have been by my side for real

Yet through the Pirate's Charm

He corrected that which he saw crystal clear

We even had some fun times

During our mission's rest stops

Boating races, flying tournaments

I laughed too when over the waves he hops

My eyes go wide

As soon as I see

That throughout all this time

This man was a father to me

And now brought back to reality

I cannot do anything about it, miserably

King shall perish along with Hyrule

While Zelda and I return to family

I reached my hand down to him

A sign for a last chance to come with us

He could not just give his life up like that...

Not even if it was for us...

Tears welled up in my eyes

When his hand reached for mine

But he remained were he was

Without a second glance... this really was his time

Now I stand on Tetra's pirate ship

Alongside my sister Aryll

Who had tried to comfort me

But I still shook when I thought of all the peril...

And this man had pulled me through it

Daphnes Nohansen, King of Hyrule

With motivation, we both saved my sister

Than just the strength of a simple tool

I wipe a stray tear away

As I look out to the deep, blue sea

The thing that will always remind me of King...

For he was just like a father to me

A/N: I just thought that part was so sad. I just had like a need to write this. Please review and tell me what you think.