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Some of Our Favorite Poems
You'll always be my child-I think of you each day
Even though you must remain so very far away
A love as strong as this; I've never felt before
But you had to go away-up through heaven's door
You'll never have to suffer, or feel pain or hate
Just peace and love and happiness-
God has given you this fate.
I hope that you can feel just how much I care
And, when my days are over, in a flash-I will be there
Pure abounding joy! We'll never have to part.
You'll be right by my side-and not just in my heart.
But, until that day, when my dream is real-
I think I understand just how I should feel.
"Mom, I am fine!" this must be what you would say-
"Please don't be so sad, we'll meet again someday;
I'm with god above - so don't cry for me,
Our parting is but a moment compared to eternity.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
In a room of silent tears;
If I could I'd cry out loud
To tell you of these moments
Of why today I died.
My lot was cast upon this hour...
Which birth and death both share,
Yet I understand the sense and reason;
God calls; God loves; God cares
As I reside now in tranquility
As you grieve and say goodbye,
Know you shed your tears
With heaven's immortality
Yes, Even the Stars Have Cried
When god calls little children
to dwell with Him above,
We mortals sometimes question
the wisdom of his love.
For no heartache compares
with the death of one small child,
Who does so much to make our world
seem wonderful and mild.
Perhaps God tired of calling
the aged to his fold,
So he picks a rose bud
before it can grow old.
God knows how much we need them
and so he takes but few,
To make the land of Heaven
more beautiful to view.
Believing this is difficult
still somehow we must try,
The saddest word mankind knows
will always be "goodbye"
So when a little child departs
we who are left behind,
Must realize god loves children,
Angels are hard to find.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
My angel watches over me and guides me on my way.
He brings me from the darkness and brightens up my day.
I thank the lord each day for what little time we had.
And though I know he's with the Lord I still am very sad.
My angel was just a babe; not even from the womb.
I long so bad to hold him; but he was gone too soon.
My angel is so precious; He is my son, you see.
I had him for a little while; the lord lent him to me.
The lord showed me his body so ready to be born!
And when I saw his precious face; Oh, how my heart was torn!
I'll never see him take a step or say sweet words to me.
But my lord has promised, together we will be.
And so for now I'll remininsce and think about my son.
And I look forward to the day when we will be as one.
by - Jodi Whitehead
I no longer see the stars; I am the stars
I no longer breathe the wind; I am the wind
I am the sweet smell of honeysuckle after an evening rain
I am the dew of the rose petal sun early morning
I am harmony and I am peace I am love
In sorrow, my mother and father cry
But they need not fear for I am strong
My heart is whole and in union with my soul
I understand my fate and I smile
For natures will is my destiny
And my guide through eternity
We know that you are hurting we know just how you feel.
The pain deep inside your heart you feel it can't be real.
We know what's going through your mind, thoughts that cloud it through the day.
We're on the road your traveling now. It can be handled, there is a way.
Don't fight the tears your feeling, you must just let them flow.
Speak of your child daily to many people that you know.
Find others who can understand; they'll hold you as you cry.
The questions, we have all asked, all the how's and every why.
We will always think of our child, no one will have to ay a word.
They will remain in our hearts; Our Precious Child Remembered.
Precious Tiny Little One
Precious tiny, little one
You will always be to me
So perfect, pure and innocent
Just as you were meant to be
We dreamed of you and of your life
And all that it would be
We waited and longed for you to come
And join our family
We never had the chance to play
To laugh, to rock, to wiggle
We long to hold you now
And listen to you giggle
I’ll always be your mother
He will always be your dad
You will always be our child
The child that we had
But now you’re gone but yet you’re here
We’ll sense you everywhere
You are our sorrow and our joy
There’s love in every tear
Just know our love goes deep and strong
We’ll forget you never
The child we had, but never had
And yet will have forever.
Last night while I was trying to sleep, my son's voice I did hear.
I opened my eyes and looked around, but he did not appear.
He said: "Mom you've got to listen, you've got to understand
God didn't take me from you, mom he only took my hand.
When I called out in pain that night, the instant that I died,
He reached down and took my hand, and pulled me to his side.
He pulled me up and saved me from the misery and the pain.
My body was hurt so badly inside I could never be the same.
My search is really over now, I've found happiness within.
All the answers to my empty dreams and all that might have been.
I love you all and miss you so and I'll always be nearby.
My body's gone forever, but my spirit will never die!
And so, you must all go on now, live one day at a time.
Just understand-god didn't take me from you
He only took my hand.
Written by Susan R. George Shipman From her son Timothy
We do not recover from the death of a child...we heal
Part of the healing process is accepting
That not only has our own life changed
But we are becoming different people
We may look the same as before our child died.
We look at life in a new way.
We have more understanding and compassion
We cannot know why sad things happen we can only know
That nothing beautiful in this world is ever really lost
Because all precious things live in memory
Forever
Anonymous writer
You never said I'm leaving, you never said goodbye,
you were gone before I knew it, and only god knew why.
A million times I needed you, A million times I cried,
If love alone could save you, you never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly, in death I love you still,
in my heart you hold a place, that no one could ever fill.
It broke my heart to lose you, but you didn't go alone,
for a part of me went with you, the day god took you home.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
He's
Still My Son
He's still my son
Although he is not at my side
he's always with me in heart and mind
He's still my son
although you can not see him with your eyes
Within my spirit I know he is alive
He's still my son
Yes, he died
But it's up to his loved ones to keep his memory alive
He's still my son
Yes, he was unplanned
But if I had to choose
I would choose him all over again
He's still my son
Even though you can not hear him cry
Instead, you may hear tiny wings flutter by
He's still my son
Though we may not understand
That in such a short time he served the purpose for which his life began
He's still my son
He will always be
A mother's love can never die
Even throughout eternity
He's still my son
Written By: Nicole B. Stienley
God's
Promises
A time to every purpose under heaven
And life here on earth for you just
was not meant to be
In the depths of my being
You were formed by God's hand
Oh so perfectly
A time to every purpose under heaven
While I am here on earth
I will never be able to understand
Why you were taken from me
But I will trust in the one
who formed you by his hand
And I will cling to his promise
That he holds our plans
And even though I can not see
the big picture
Everything will come to together in the end
A time to every purpose under heaven
Things of life we will never grasp or comprehend
Like why you went to heaven before you
got the chance to breathe
I can not understand
A time to every purpose under heaven
But I know Jesus is near
he can see every tear
He is the greatest comforter
A time to every purpose under heaven
And we know that all things work
together for good
I do believe that God knows best
so I will do my part and put
my heart to rest
I know that there is
A time for everything
This I know because the word of God
tells me so
And these promises I very well know
I will trust every word and lean on
the almighty one
For my peace and strength
Until the day we meet again.
Written By Nicole B. Stienley
DEAR
MOMMY
Before we said our first hello,
the time had already passed.
For when you held me in your arms,
I had gone to heaven to rest.
I felt angelic tears down my checks,
and I watched you as you weeped.
I wish I could have changed it all,
Your tears touched my soul so deep.
But mommy when you are sad,
Please be assured I know.
For death cannot take away your love,
it will only continue to grow.
Time and distance cannot erase,
a love and a bond so deep.
There is no bond that can compare,
and in your heart I'll keep.
When you are feeling far away,
and missing me so much.
Close your eyes and feel my wings,
their soft and gentle touch.
Or at night as you sleep,
I will join you in a dream.
You will see me standing close to you,
and we'll be lost within my wings.
So my dear Mommy,
as you go from day to day,
Find comfort in the knowledge,
I am never that far away.
~ Author Unknown ~
I AM
WITH YOU
Once I lived in my mother's womb
A place for me to flourish and bloom
And in that place I felt such love
Until the day I was called from above
The angels came and took me away
Because on earth I couldn't stay
But my mother didn't want me to go
Because she really loves me so
So I spoke to God and made a deal
That would help my mommy's heart heal
And so God said that I could visit
But at certain times - there was a limit
Now I watch her visit my grave
I send her courage to make her brave
And in the night when she cries
I am there to wipe her eyes
And when she sits and thinks of me
I am there sat on her knee
When she thinks that no one cares
I am there stroking her hair
When it's hard for her to carry on
I am there to make her strong
For when you carry love in your heart
You never really are apart.
Author Unknown
MY DAD
IS A SURVIVOR
My dad is a survivor too...
which is no surprise to me.
He's always been like a lighthouse
that helps you cross a stormy sea.
But, I walk with my dad each day
to lift him when he's down.
I wipe the tears he hides from others.
He cries when no one's around.
I watch him sit up late at night,
with my picture in his hand.
He cries as he tries to grieve alone,
and wished he could understand.
My dad is like a tower of strength.
He's the greatest of them all!
But there's times when he need to cry...
Please be there when he falls.
Hold his hand or pat his shoulder...
and tell him it's okay.
Be his strength when he's sad,
Help him mourn in his own way.
Now, as I watch over my precious dad
from the Heaven's up above...
I'm so proud that he's a survivor...
And, I can still feel his love!
Author Unknown
Oh
Father, my father
Close your eyes and feel me near
keep me inside your heart
Let me live in your soul
You see through tears
the things we will never do
Running across the fields of my youth
Games never played but it is not gone
Those dreams you hold so close
For I live on in every child you see
little ones standing alone...
Lost or laughing in a playground
Swinging so high touching the tree tops
That is I wanting just to love
Feel my happiness in the song of a bird
See my sorrow in mother
Hold her close forever
feeling your strength
For there will be one to come behind me
whether through God's grace
or from a different calling
A child chosen through His hand
For in darkness, a light will appear
even if it is just the dawn signaling a new beginning
And as you gather my mother to your heart
release your tears
Let the healing begin and discover that I am here
In your dreams
In your tomorrows
Every rainbow is the path home
And if you should stumble
I am the wings that shall lift you
Love,
your child
Oh
Mother, my mother
I touch your tears
Invisible fingers soothing your skin
I know you think of me so often in the day,
In the night,
In your dreams
Going into an empty nursery
knowing I'll never be there
but I am... in your heart in your soul,
I shall always be
for you gave so unselfishly of yourself.
Inside of you, you created such a world for me
A world of laughter, of love of sadness,
of sorrow
Every emotion people come to know you shared with me.
And even though I may never feel your arms around me
I felt your heart beating, like a lullaby,
singing me to sleep
and your spirit giving me a safe haven
already protecting me
nurturing me
preparing me of things to come.
But sometimes the journey of life pulls souls apart
and yes, I had to go on to another place.
I wish I could stay
I wish this was a decision I could make and
I know you do too.
Know this wherever you are:
I will always remember that yours
was the first love the first joy,
the first sound I will ever know
You gave me the courage to go on in my journey
I hope I can do the same for you
Your heart beat will always call me to you.
Love,
your child
Bereaved
Birthdays
Birthdays are a time for celebration
Not a time for tears
But what happens when the birthdays
No longer mark the years
A birthday marks the moment
A spirit enters earthly life
To share its special love and joy
And learn from earthly strife
Before a spirit comes to us,
It Knows when and how it must depart
It chooses its path carefully,
We are honored from the start
The sadness we now feel
on such a joyous day
Is longing for our loved one's touch
It's natural to feel this way
For even though the birthdays
No longer mark a spirit's stay
Love continues on forever
To touch us everyday
I hug my precious memories
Close to my heart
And honor my beloved spirit child
Who chose me from the start
~ Author unknown ~
MY BABY
ANGEL
They say we each have an angel
That we can call our very own
But once, there was a baby angel
That I never got to know
This child that grew inside of me
For just a little while
I never got to cradle
Or see his beautiful smile
This time there would be no songs to sing
Or embrace the joy, that a child can bring
No tender cheek to kiss goodnight
Or to teach his little name to write
For on that day, so long ago
Still deep within my heart
God was short a baby angel
In the heavens up above
But, I know this precious one
Is getting much care and love
So on the day God calls me home
My child I will embrace
Feeling a joy, I have never known before
As I kiss my Angels sweet face
Author Unknown
If
Tears Could Build A Stairway
If tears could build a stairway
and memories were a lane,
I would walk right up to heaven
to bring you home again.
My heart still aches in sadness
and secret tears still flow,
What it meant to lose you -
no one will ever know!
God knows you had to leave us,
but you did not go alone -
for part of us went with you,
the day He took you home.
To some you are forgotten,
to others just part of the past,
but to those of us who loved and lost you,
the memory will always last.
I'm trying to find comfort in all of my grief
And it does help knowing you've found great relief,
For now you are free from all suffering and pain,
So our great loss, became your great gain.
Author Unknown
