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Light a Candle
Unknown
And I will light a candle for you,
To shatter all the darkness
And bless the little time we knew.
Like a beacon in the night,
The flame will burn and guide us on our way.
Oh, today I light a candle for you.
A butterfly lights beside us and for a brief moment it's glory and beauty belong to our world, but then it flies on again and although we wish it could have stayed, we are so thankful to have seen it at all.
author unknown
~ Happy Birthday Angel ~
As we wake up in the morning
and your not here to see,
we grasp for some reality...
that our dreams can never be.
We'll bake a cake & buy balloons,
we'll burn a candle too.
We'll play your music, look at pictures
and shed some tears for you.
We'll imagine what the day would bring,
if only you weren't gone.
You'd run and laugh, and jump about,
we'd sing the birthday song.
You should be here today,
excited as can be...
Sifting through the toys and wrap,
bursting forth with glee...
But God had other plans for you,
these plans, we'll never know.
Today, the candle burns,
...with no tiny lips to blow.
We'll do our best to make it through,
this day we meet with dread.
We'll do this all for you, my love...
on this road of grief we tread.
So on this day... my precious son,
You're birthday number five...
your in our hearts and in our thoughts
....as we send our love to you.
© Sharon Kivisto 4/2/99
A Special Birthday
(author unknown)
Please God, make them remember that
Today is a special, birthday.
Make them understand that
The memories don't go away.
Bless them, with ears to hear and hearts that care.
Enable them to listen while I share.
Shelter them that they may never know my pain.
Help them to help me know that my child's life was not in vain.
Help them to remember, Lord that I wish
That my child was here
So we could still celebrate.
To understand that I still
Feel the nearness of my child.
To see beyond my smile and the
Words. "I'm okay."
Please God, just let one remember today
Is a special birthday!
~ Heavens Party ~
The infant days are past,
And baby boys must grow.
They learn to sit, and then to stand,
Too soon they all let go.
But do they grow in heaven Lord?
If only I could see...
For if they do, my little boy,
Today, is turning five.
In my heart I see him there,
Playing on a cloud.
He's with his little angel friends,
Together they are proud!
Angel cake & white ice-cream,
Is served for all around...
He sits upon, Jesus' lap,
With all His love abound.
They laugh and run, and dance and play,
Amongst a billowy field.
Together there, they hurt no more
...their little hearts are healed.
The tubes and wires, tapes & blisters,
They're no longer there.
No more poking, no more prodding,
Winds of love, blow through his hair.
From infant to this little boy,
How fast the time went by.
Some days it seemed, the world stood still,
At times, it seemed to fly.
Today, as five years past,
Alone, we'll spend in thought.
We'll celebrate a life that was,
And share what all he's taught.
The bond that links us with this child,
Too strong to ever sway.
In our hearts & in our dreams,
He's never far away...
© Sharon Kivisto 2000
"If I had a flower for everytime I
thought of you,
I could walk in my garden forever."
---Irish Proverb
Standing by my baby's grave, here on Christmas Eve,
While other families are rejoicing, I can only grieve.
Tomorrow, it will be 5 years, since he's gone away,
My 3 day old son passed away on Christmas Day.
So while the world rejoices for a Christ Child that was born,
Happiness eludes me for it is my time to mourn.
I think of other mothers with their babies at their breast,
But empty are my arms tonight my baby's laid to rest.
I know there must be other mothers, who have felt this pain,
And wonder how they kept from going totally insane.
I thought about the Virgin's child so many years gone by,
The first time that She held Him, She knew He was born to die.
She was a special lady so the Christmas story reads,
But She had angels sent from God that helped to soothe her needs.
I stand alone beside his grave in the Christmas snow,
This pain I suffer by myself no one will ever know.
The hour's growing late now soon it will be Christmas Day,
I turn to go and quietly I hear a soft voice say.
"You're not alone the Angels know your pain and why you grieve,
But be content he's safely in our arms this Christmas Eve."
~ James A. Kisnerer
Adapted by Jessie Donahue
May God grant you always,
A sunbeam to warm you
A moonbeam to charm you
A sheltering Angel
So nothing can harm you.
Laughter to cheer you,
Faithful friends near you.
And whenever you pray,
Heaven to hear you.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
I'm going to tell you something
I hope you'll never have to know.
I'll tell you how a heart can break
And tears can constant flow.
I lost my baby boy you see,
An angel in my eyes
God chose to take his hand one day
And led him to the skies.
But please do not forget my child
He was a person too
And forever he will live
Inside of me and you.
So, please don't ever tell me
That time will heal my pain
Because not even time
Can bring him back again.
Just tell me he is happy
In that land way up above
He's snuggled in an angels wings
All wrapped in Mommy's love.
~Author Unknown
God, Take This Child....
by Nancy Scott
Sweet child whom we never really got to know,
It’s hard for us to let you go.
We waited and we wanted you.
We had so many dreams for you.
We think of smiles we'll never see.
We think of events that will never be.
There will be no first steps and no first teeth.
There is only a void and our own grief.
We planned to take you to places far and near.
We yearned to keep you safe and free from fear.
We hoped to show you much of your new world.
We wanted to teach you as your life unfurled.
It’s hard to understand why you, our baby, died.
We feel so numb right now, many tears we’ve cried.
We have so many questions and no answers seem to come.
We tried so hard to save you; nothing could be done.
God, we stand before you broken-hearted
and ask you to heal these lives that must be parted
from this little one we can no longer hold,
who will always be a part of us, even when we're old.
God, take this child in your loving arms.
No more can he suffer any harm.
Bless him always and bless us too.
Be with us and help us to make it through.
Only December
Genesse Boudreau Gentry
Feelings heavy,
tears and tears.
Will the darkness last?
Or is it? only December?
Hadn't past months
brought peace and hope?
Where is the strength
of October? and November?
Lights, carols, ornaments on trees,
cards from friends,
happy times in seasons past
We remember. We remember.
Will January bring light at last?
Will we be stronger then,
for making it through
this December?
When people ask
how I'm doing I say,
Well.....you know....
it's December.
What My Child Has Taught Me
I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned that learning to forgive takes a lot of practice.
I've learned that friends can become strangers, and strangers can become friends.
I've learned that ignorance isn't an excuse for the lack of compassion.
I've learned that some people will never, ever - "get it".
I've learned that the community of sorrow is the strongest of all.
I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of minutes.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.
I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned that love isn't measured by the amount of time you have with someone.
I've learned that some sorrow is so deep that it has no words. But so is love.
As your heart aches each day, look at the stars as smiles from the many angels that heaven holds. Thank you for touching my heart, you will be remembered always.
Unknown
Christmas Without You
The lights are blinking merrily
The tinsel’s on the tree
It sits there in the window
For all the world to see.
The house is filled with holly
And pinecone scents the air
The Christmas cards keep coming
Each one is hung with care.
The gifts are tied with ribbons red
And topped with pretty bows
I’m done with all the details
As far as Christmas goes.
The fire is softly glowing
I think about your touch
But Christmas isn’t Christmas
I miss you oh, so much.
If I could have just anything
My Christmas wish would be
To wake up in the morning
And find you here with me.
Staring at your picture
I long to be set free
Tonight the tears are streaming
As I hold it next to me.
Flakes of snow swirl through the air
I’m braced for stormy weather
I wait for brighter days ahead
When we can be together.
So hold a place in heaven
Someday when life is through
I’ll be with our Christmas angel
And share the day with you.
Author unknown
"Missing A Child"
Another holiday without you
it never gets easier
passing time saddening tears
makes me miss you all the more
~you are the brightest star in the sky~
Hear me baby hear your mommy
as you live eternally
I love you more than I can say
I ache to hold you close to me
~your smile is at my rainbow's end~
Last night I listened to the wind
fingers pressed upon the pane
soothing comfort the mighty moon
because I know you play there often
~across the heavens you light the world~
I can see you flying in my dreams
you pick me up we fly away
you show me love the comfort of death
you show me there is nothing to fear
~you teach me the time is not ours to choose~
My heart will always have a hole
that only your life could fit into
life gives us pleasures then takes them away
but with good reason you're in God's home
~you are the perfect purest angel~
(c) Lori Smith All Rights Reserved
Light a Candle
Light a candle for those we mourn.
Into a new life they will be born.
Do not look for them at the gravesite.
They are somewhere else radiating their beautiful light.
They have gone to a new world where there is no darkness, no pain.
Their light and essence will always remain.
Light a candle for those who have left this mortal place.
They are free to travel through time and space.
When we think of them, they are near.
When we sit in a beautiful garden. Their voices we hear.
When we listen to a divine symphony,
We close our eyes, their faces we see.
Light a candle for they have not really gone.
With each flickering flame, in your hearts they will always belong.
© A.Pell 24/08/2005
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