If only, my child, I could send,
A basket filled with love,
And pretty blue forget-me-not’s
To your new home above.
If only I could send a hug
Past every twinkling star,
And a suitcase filled with kisses
Up to heaven, where you are.
If only I could rock you,
As I did not long ago,
And sing you one more lullaby
Before you had to go.
If only’s fill my every thoughts
As my heart aches for you.
With faith, I’ll wait until the time
“If only’s” all come true.
Amid my greatest sorrow, and with heartache and despair, I fell upon my knees and went to the Lord in prayer. “Dear Father up in heaven, please take me by the hand. Bring comfort to my aching heart and help me understand. Could not my child have stayed to live and...
If every time I thought of you a star fell from the sky; The moon would soon be left alone with nothing but to cry.
My dear, sweet little angel put on his wings and flew up to heaven, grandma, to spend some time with you. Oh, how I will miss him, but to know he’s in your care helps make my suffering so much easier to bear. Isn’t he precious Grandma? So beautiful and...
A beautiful poem that I would like to recite at a special service of remembrance for children who have died. This service is held every year at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Surrey England where we remember our lovely children. Please may I have your permission?
Thank you.