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poem for mattias

TIMOTHY

 

God made the sun, the moon, the stars.

He made this wonderful land.

And all the animals, flowers and trees

were made by His own hand.

 

God also made you TIMOTHY.

He made you best of all.

He couldn’t be without you.

That’s why you got His call.

 

We didn’t get to know you.

It would have been so great.

But we’ll think of you every year.

Upon this very date.


 
~Michael P. Burr, Ph.D

July/2004


JORDAN

Tiny fingers
Tiny toes
Little fingers
Precious nose

Tip toe quietly
Soft like a feather
We miss you already
But we are still together

I will smile always
when I hear your name
Your short presence has changed
 who I am forever.
 
~Jennifer Ginsberg
July/2004

CLARK

God doesn’t make mistakes
But every now and again
An event happens
that makes us wonder
why bad things happen.

Clark was a boy born to early
and left life too soon.
Perhaps he was sent to remind us
how short life really is.

Or maybe to reinforce our knowledge
that God is the ultimate Master
of our time here on earth
We’ll never know why
Clark was taken.

But we can send his soul above
with the certain knowledge
that his Heavenly Father is there
to welcome him back home.

~Kelly Paradise
January 2001

ELLEN

Beautiful, beloved Ellen
We celebrate your brief life,
Knowing that like an exotic flower
You bloomed and faded from our midst.

Beautiful, beloved Ellen
We celebrated your brief life.
How much promise you offered up,
God's gift to the world.

Beautiful, beloved Ellen
We celebrate your brief life,
And send you back to the other shore,
Our gift to God.

~Ellen Humphrey
May 2003

SARA

So Pure.
A tender soul.
Real innocence
abides within.

You’ve touched many hearts
in a way no other can.
Your brief time here
was part of a master plan.
 
As your sweet soul traverses
its next experience,
know that you are a unique
expression of the Divine Intelligence.
 
Go in peace, little one,
with the comfort of knowing
there was a reason for your being,
with a purpose that is ongoing.
 
We bid you farewell,
never goodbye,
for we’ll meet again
at some yet unknown time.
                                                                  

~Gail Osgood

July/2004


BEVERLY

 

B aby O'mine, here on earth

E ver so short,

V ery sad in your slumber,

E xpecting a place, a

R esting place all your own,

L ie quiet now.....

Y ou are home!

 

~Sandra Scott

July/2004


RALPH 

God looked around His garden
and found an empty space.
Then He looked down upon the earth
and saw your tiny face.  He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest. God's Garden must be beautiful, For He only takes the best.  He closed your eyes and whispered,
"Come to Me."
 It broke our hearts to lose you, But you did not go alone, For a part of us went with you,
the day God took you home.

~ Rev. James Dale

July/2004


HUGH

Wings that flutter like butterflies,
full of color... radiant.

Freedom under their wings
to soar to beautiful places,
 like you, darling one
.

Freedom flight now belongs to you
as you soar in the beautiful blue sky
full of beauty... , like you.

~Mrs. Najah Clemmons
July 2004



LUKE

May you fly to heaven

on the wings of a dove

where you will feel safe,

comfort and love.


You will be in a place
like you never thought
And where it is your happiness

that is sought.

~ Autumn Lisec
August/2004


DANIEL

Winds of love will comfort,
angel wings embrace
while gentle voice sing,
songs of gentle grace.

The starting of a chapter,
compassionate and pure.
This is only the beginning,
of this you can be sure.

~Brenda Dolan
January/2006

COLLEEN

You come here with heavy hearts.
Leave with joyous ones!
I am happy, I can play all day
Sure, and Colleen be me name.

The Angels, and fairies and leprechauns
fill this garden with laughter and song.
I’m small in stature and fit right in.
I’M NOT ALONE...I’m one of them.

I know where the rainbows come from...shhhhh....
the wee folks say its a secret, I mustn’t tell.
But we’re all family here, so listen well.
Rainbows be the colors of love,
they grow from the earth,
and are sent to the heavens above.

For love made stronger there
then sent back - for all to share.
So we have this secret, you and I
And when you smell clover, taste honey and wine
Remember me, I AM FINE.

You hear a tune, you dance a jig,
Remember me, though I’m not big.

~Linda Talcott
April 2000




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