Poems and Affirmations

I find myself turning to poems and affirmations, searching for anything that puts into kind words exactly how I feel, and that say sweet things to help get me through.... 

I am told things will get easier but I will never forget. I hope these kind words bring some comfort and an understanding that we are not alone and someone out there knows how we are feeling

An Angel from the Book of Life

Wrote down my baby's birth,

And whispered as she closed the book

"Too Beautiful For Earth"

Author Unknown 

"A ray of sunshine came and went,
A beautiful treasure only lent,
In the Angels keeping quietly sleeps,
Our child we loved, and longed to keep."

  

"when hearts listen, angels sing"
"always leave room in your life for Angels to dance"
 
Two quotes I found from I'm not sure who, and the 'beginning' of my search for a happy place for my angel, and one of acceptance for me.

Little Snowdrop

The world may never notice If a Snowdrop doesn't bloom,
Or even pause to wonder If the petals fall too soon.
But every life that ever forms, Or ever comes to be,
Touches the world in some small way For all eternity.
The little one we long for Was swiftly here and gone.
But the love that was then planted Is a light that still shines on.
And though our arms are empty, Our hearts know what to do.
Every beating of our hearts Says that we love you.

Author Unknown

An Angel Never Dies

Don’t let them say I wasn’t born,
That something stopped my heart
I felt each tender squeeze you gave,
I’ve loved you from the start.

Although my body you can’t hold
It doesn’t mean I’m gone
This world was worthy, not of me
God chose that I move on.

I know the pain that drowns your soul,
What you are forced to face
You have my word, I’ll fill your arms,
Someday we will embrace.

You’ll hear that it was meant to be,
God doesn’t make mistakes
But that wont soften your worst blow,
Or make your heart not ache.

I’m watching over all you do,
Another child you’ll bear
Believe me when I say to you,
That I am always there.

There will come a time, I promise you,
When you will hold my hand,
Stroke my face and kiss my lips
And then you’ll understand.

Although I’ve never breathed your air,
Or gazed into your eyes
That doesn’t mean I never was,
An Angel never dies.

Author Unknown

Just Those Few Weeks

For just those few weeks
I had you to myself.
And that seems too short a time
to be changed so profoundly.
In those few weeks,
I came to know you...
and to love you.
You came to trust me with your life.
Oh what a life I had planned for you!
Just those few weeks...
when I lost you,
I lost a lifetime of hopes,
plans, dreams and aspirations.
A slice of my future simply vanished overnight.
Just those few weeks...
It wasn't enough time to convince others
how special and important you were.
How odd, a truly unique person has recently died
and no one is mourning the passing.
Just a mere few weeks..
And no "normal" person would cry all night
Over a tiny unfinished baby,
or get depressed and withdraw day after endless day.
No one would, so why am I??
You were just those few weeks, my little one.
You darted in and out of my life too quickly.
But it seems that's all the time you needed
to make my life richer
and to give me a small glimpse of eternity.

A Poem for My Baby Lost at 9 Weeks and 2 Days

So many questions unanswered

So many tears I've shed

So many thoughts and worries

Go running through my head

You'll always be my baby

And in my heart you'll stay

I often sit and ask myself

Why were you took away?

Mummy misses you dearly

And never will forget

The image of your body

Your eyes, your toes, your head

If I had a genie

Who'd grant me just one wish

I'd bring you down from heaven

For a cuddle and a kiss

I wanted to protect you

Until the day I'd die

Watch you take your first steps

See you laugh, smile, cry

Your my little angel

And daddy's angel too

Your in our hearts forever

And forever we'll love you.

by Jenny B

Afterlife

In the afterlife, when I am reunited with the family and friends who have gone before me, will I recognise you there amongst them? Will you recognise me?

Will you be young? As young as you were when I loved you and lost you? Will you be older as if you had actually had a chance to live a life outside of me? Will you be a fully-developed, thinking, reasoning being with likes and dislikes and ideas and concerns? (Does one get a chance to develop in this way when one dies after five weeks of existence?) Will we have a chance to get to know each other then, in the afterlife? Will you be regretful at having missed out on life here on earth like the rest of your family? Or happy to have avoided all the pain and suffering? Will you have trouble relating to us? Will we have trouble relating to you?

Or will we never meet? Will our only knowledge of each other have been the brief few days I had to love you before you knew you even existed?

Anonymous