Category: poetry

Unconditional Love

Sharon Carmichael

“I will lend to you awhile” He said
A child to call your own.”
“To nurture and to care for,
Until I call her home.”

“To know her is to know, unconditional love,
This child of mine.” I say
“Thank you God for entrusting me,
With such a gift, I could never repay”.

“I searched far and wide,” He said
For a special family, for who she could belong.”
“Just love her with all your heart,” He said,
And help her to grow strong.”

“She has special needs” He said
And needs a Mama, Strong and True.
To walk with her, and hold her hand,
On this path, she has to go through.”

“She also needs a sister,” He said
To love and stand always by her side.
She looks at her sister, with love, and proudly tells all who listen,
“That’s “My Sister” with a smile.

“Thank you, for this family,” I say
That you have given me to cherish.”
But how can I endure the pain,
When you call her home to rest?”

“I don’t understand, “I say
Why so soon, she had to go?
I thought we had many more sunsets,
To watch as we grew old.”

I miss her smile that greeted me,
With the dawning of each day.
Whatever am I supposed to do,
Without the smile, that lit my way?”

My heart is broken, I feel so lost.
My life stretches before me, never to be the same.
There is an emptiness, that can’t be replaced.
My tears, they fall on my pillow, like rain.

“I know you have questions, Why?” He said
And I know My child, you are in pain.”
“ I see every tear you cry, And catch them,
As they fall down your face like rain.”

“Just know, as you were with her,
As she drew her very last breath,
I was also there to greet her,
As she came into my outstretched arms to rest.”

“Now she is singing in the Angel’s choir,
That beautiful smile upon her face,
I know you couldn’t imagine her to be,
In a more loving place.”

“I Thank God, “I say, “even through my tears”
“For this child of mine from above.”
“For to know her, was to have a gift,
From an Angel that gave me,
Unconditional Love

Hop John

Pam Ooten

Oh, my love, my precious son Hop John,
Life has changed since you’ve been gone.
If I could just hear your voice once more
Or for you to just walk in my front door,
Oh how I want to hold you in my arms,
To protect you from all the world’s harm.

There were so many things I had to say,
With every tear I cried from that very day.
I knew in my heart I had to let you go,
This was the worst time in my life I know.
I wish that I could have kept you here,
I feel your presence is always near.

I have tried my best to be strong,
But everything I do seems to go wrong.
The memories of you, I hold in my heart,
My precious son those will never depart!
Your blue eyes and your beautiful smile,
Made every day worth the while.

I look to Heaven and throw you a kiss,
To let you know that it’s you I truly miss.
I remember singing You are my Sunshine,
You are always that precious son of mine.
There’s nothing that will ever replace you,
For I know in my heart that is true.

I am waiting for that Reunion Day,
When I come home to Heaven to stay.
I am thankful to God for saving you,
My Lord and Savior saved me too.
I want you to know that I love you,
I know without a doubt you loved me to.

 

Memories From a Dad

Sean Fewer

In memory of Damon Fewer. Damon’s 9th Angel date was May 22, 2016. This poem was submitted to the local papers in his memory by his father, Sean Fewer.


A thousand memories of you I hold

Thoughts held so close and dear

All a treasure to behold

Of a time when you were near

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A Father’s Day Tribute to My Husband

debra reagan

Debra Reagan

 

With Father’s Day approaching, I would like to take this opportunity to express my love and gratitude to the father of our sons, my husband, Alan. He carried us through those darkest times of early grief after the death of our youngest son, Clint. As I come out of the fog of anguish and begin to re-enter our new normal, I can appreciate all the many ways he cared for us.

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