Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted March 6, 2014 Members Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted March 6, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hopes and Dreams LostToday I touched what you left behind,Oh, so many memories attached to it all.I gently rub my fingers across the last shirt you wore,And try to inhale your remaining scent embedded in the fabric.Packing and sorting your life, your hopes and dreams that will never be...What am I searching for among this earthly stuff?Perhaps trying in vain to recreate that which is lost,And I want to pretend so hard that yesterday never happened….I remember the words of Jesus, “In my house are many mansions…”Prepare my heavenly place next to you, oh so close,Where you will always be within the reach of my embrace…Your Mom forever… Jesse David's Mom **************************************************** Poem posted by Lora, Cara's Mom for Jesse RIP Rich Mullins Taken to Heaven: September 19, 1997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted March 20, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 An Ugly Pair of ShoesI am wearing a pair of shoes.They are ugly shoes.Uncomfortable Shoes.I hate my shoes.Each day I wear them, and each day I wish I had another pair.Some days my shoes hurt so bad that I do not think I can take another step.Yet, I continue to wear them.I get funny looks wearing these shoes.They are looks of sympathy.I can tell in others eyes that they are glad they are my shoes and not theirs.They never talk about my shoes.To learn how awful my shoes are might make them uncomfortable.To truly understand these shoes you must walk in them.But, once you put them on, you can never take them off.I now realize that I am not the only one who wears these shoes.There are many pairs in the world.Some women are like me and ache daily as they try and walk in them.Some, have learned how to walk in them so they don't hurt quite as much.Some, have worn the shoes so long that days will go by,before they think of how much they hurt.No woman deserves to wear these shoes.Yet, because of the shoes I am a stronger woman.These shoes have given me the strength to face anything.They have made me who I am.I will forever walk in the shoes of a woman who has lost a child.~Author Unknown~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted March 29, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 What does it look like in heaven?Is it peaceful is it free like they say?Does the sun shine bright forever?Have your fears and your pain gone away?Cause here on earth it feels like everything good is missing, since you leftAnd here on earth everything thing is differentthere's an emptinessOh-oh-oh I, I hope your dancing in the skyand I hope your singing in the the angels choirI hope the angels, know what they haveI bet it's so nice up in heaven since you've arrivedNow tell me, what do you do up in heaven?Are your days filled with love and light?Is there music? Is there art and invention?Tell me are you happy? Are you more alive?Cause here on earth it feels like everything good is missing, since you leftAnd here on earth everything thing is differentOh-oh-oh I, I hope your dancing in the skyand I hope your singing in the the angels choirI hope the angels, know what they haveI bet it's so nice up in heaven since you've arrivedSince you arrived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModKonnie Posted April 2, 2014 Members Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Would it be possible for me to post these poems in our Grieving newsletter? Please do not hesistate to say no if you are uncomfortable with my suggestion.Thank you. These are amazing poems, and they speak volumes. ModKonnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted April 5, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Would it be possible for me to post these poems in our Grieving newsletter? Please do not hesistate to say no if you are uncomfortable with my suggestion.Thank you. These are amazing poems, and they speak volumes. ModKonnieYes, that would be fine with me...if it helps someone else that is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted April 5, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 On Missing our Children Carry this Prayer poem by Wade, father of Brooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted July 10, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Poems and Writings authored by Dee~ mom of Erica Eileen ~Tangible thingsThey are the possessions we hang on tolong after the event.The prom dress, yellow satin,the first skating skirt, double tiered.her trophies and report cards,her favorite dollsand her lefty mitt,all packed in boxes.Holy and sacred.They are things,the touchstones that I cherish and protect************************************** **************************************Hand me downsAt first,our grief wears us,We are attached like a blanket dragging behind a child,we bump and tumble behind the wake of it all,getting battered and bruised beyond recognition -dirty and scarred - We are an accessory to the whole idea of LOSS,Somehow we don’t even know how the calendar pages turn -But they do.After a while when the shock begins to dissipate,We wear our grief,Like hand-me-downs that never quite fit right,Too long, too short, too heavy, way too heavy-And uncomfortable.We did not ask to wear these only-for-other-people-clothesThe idea of them is too much to comprehend -How am I this person without that person?Who am I now?************************************A New HomeShe went home - but she took our old home with her,causing us to searchand discover ways to find shelter,and to learn to function without oxygen.I sucked hard and filled my lungs with memories,from which stores of air live.And I coughed and sputtered and found shelter in all she left.************************************This Mark of TimeI am running backwards through the thicket -thorns puncture as vivid sequences are pulled from the storage space -detail specific sequences that insist my immersion.There are no detours - one must travel through it in order to glean those treasures that lay hidden in the ash and salt.I know better now - not to fight this darkness -but to explore these deep catacombs using all senses, using hope,to show the way through, scratching my love into the walls. **************************************** Homeless A relentless stream, torrent reallyof tearssalt and sting-sounds finding their way up from deep soul,like animals wildly searching for a place to bebut unable to rest,crazy with grief. Home is missingyou are not hereand so my home is missing.And I circle and cross my own pathall traces of what was-are gone. By Dee Conmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted August 22, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 When I get where I'm going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mermaid Tears Posted August 22, 2014 Members Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Laurie.....what a labor of love from your heart.....to compile and post.... it touches my heart... you ...in your dark grief....has let the sadness become a light for others on this sad grief journey.... thank you....and in gratitude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted August 23, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Laurie.....what a labor of love from your heart.....to compile and post.... it touches my heart... you ...in your dark grief....has let the sadness become a light for others on this sad grief journey.... thank you....and in gratitude...Thanks so much Susan for your post above...it makes the load a little lighter when you walk this path with someone. Hopefully someone will get a little comfort from this...we need something in this journey through purgatory... Prayers and gentleness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted September 16, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 If someone has anything that has been meaningful to them regarding child loss, please feel free to add... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mermaid Tears Posted September 16, 2014 Members Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I SO relate to your 'Hopes and Dreams Lost'.....I have the shirt John David wore to the hospital...the shirt I gave him for his birthday...his shorts...laying across my wicker rocking chair...in the living area of my home...with photos..various items...his sunglasses...wallet....tennis shoes and socks......he was thinking it would just be an appointment with his Dr.....so casual... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted October 11, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted October 28, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 To Where You Are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mandy's mom Posted October 29, 2014 Members Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Thank you everyone for your posts! The songs were so beautiful. I am so lucky to have found you and I am so grateful for the support I feel on this group. My prayers are there for all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff's Mom Posted October 29, 2014 Members Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Thanks Laurie, that song is so moving and really beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted October 31, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 For those who are missing their child.... While nothing takes the missing away, we can remember...and hold them close to our hearts....thanks to those who left comments.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted November 6, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted November 6, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 <iframe width="300" height="90" src="//media.myspace.com/play/song/the-other-side-by-james-linton-7337730-7138914" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe><p><a href="https://myspace.com/markirelandmusic'>https://myspace.com/markirelandmusic/music/song/the-other-side-by-james-linton-7337730-7138914'>https://myspace.com/markirelandmusic'>https://myspace.com/markirelandmusic/music/song/the-other-side-by-james-linton-7337730-7138914">The Other Side by James Linton</a> from <a href="https://myspace.com/markirelandmusic'>https://myspace.com/markirelandmusic">Mark Ireland</a> on <a href="https://myspace.com">Myspace</a>.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted November 8, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 We can walk together on a shared path, but there is the carrying of one's beloved in the heart....As deep as we loved, as deep as we sorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted November 23, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Poem posted by Steve's Mom. I very much identified with the last four lines: TIME DOES NOT BRING RELIEFBy Edna Saint Vincent MillayTime does not bring relief; you all have liedWho told me time would ease me of my pain!I miss him in the weeping of the rain;I want him at the shrinking of the tide;The old snows melt from every mountain-side,And last year's leaves are smoke in every lane;But last year's bitter loving must remainHeaped on my heart, and my old thoughts abide.There are a hundred places where I fearTo go - so with his memory they brim.And entering with relief some quiet placeWhere never fell his foot or shone his faceI say, 'There is no memory of him here!'And so stand stricken, so remembering him. ************************************ Take Away Instead of Christmas gifts for me, come take some things away.There's so much here that I don't want;so please don't give....just take. Take away my knowledge of funerals and urns and graves;and take away the guilt I have for not being with him to save. Take away these inward screams that resonate his death;and take away my begging to give him back his breath. Take away this heartache that leaves me living in pain;and take away all the years after this sadness came. Take away this loneliness that stays throughout the year;and take away this horror that just won't disappear; Take away the empty space he no longer occupies;and take away these tears of mine that forever fill my eyes. Take away the silence that reminds me that he is gone;and take away my wondering how things could be so wrong. Take away my questions Why....that cause never ending grief;and take away my doubting that has shattered my beliefs. Take away most anything, especially his untimely death-- Please don't take away my memories, they are all that I have left. by Christine Ross 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted December 6, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 This Youtube video on Michael Rosen's Sad Book was first posted by Dee. I felt it definitely was worth reposting here. Thanks Dee for sharing this. Michael Rosen's Sad Book by children's poet, Michael Rosen. The Sad Book is a kind of long poem written for Rosen's son Eddie, who passed away unexpectedly at age 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khyris_Mommy Posted December 8, 2014 Members Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I wrote this tonight after purchasing the tree for Khyri's grave. I wasn't going to share, but I know that I'm not the only mama feeling it, and I know this is a safe place, I hope it helps even one other person know they aren't alone in their thoughts. Twas two weeks before ChristmasAnd all through the houseA heartache was loomingNo laughter could douseA tiny tree satIn the corner with careCuz Mom wasn't ready To take it out thereTo that cold little graveDirt still in a heapWhere so often she'd goTo ponder and weepHer baby lay sleepingSo quiet and stillTaken to soonAnd against Mommy's willHer stocking still hungLike the Christmas beforeAnd Mommy still hopedShe would come through the doorThis Christmas would beUnlike any otherAnd so flowed the tearsOf the heartbroken mother"She'd love all these lights,"She thought to herselfAs she thought of their plansFor the elf on the shelfWhat would she wish for? And what would she wear?Would she want to make cookies?Or would she not care?Would she watch the TV shows?Or just fall asleep?When she got to see SantaWould she laugh, run, or weep?Mama's heart brokeAs she thought of it all And prayed as she letAnother tear fall"Please, God, if you could,"She prayed into the night"Give my angel a kiss, And sweet dreams tonight." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mermaid Tears Posted December 8, 2014 Members Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 An amazing....poem....coming straight from a Mama's shattered heart...please consider yourself hugged by me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted December 14, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Song Originally Posted by Shannon, Trista's Mom...I am reposting it here in honor of Trista Mae today... *****************************************************************************Wish I Had the Why (Shelly Fraley, BMI) I wish I had the Why, The Why for every woe, Cause we’re all chasing ghosts, Something we loved the most, Lost along the way Looking for a reason Why, Why the dark comes out some days, Why it takes your peace away and it breaks you down inside When your peace like a river,runs dry like the desert land, I’ve seen the darkness fall and rise up from the sand, from the sand Wish I had the words, the words to make it alright..... *****************************************************************************What many of us bereaved parent's are feeling this holiday...wishing everyone a gentleness of days... ****************************************************************Khyris Mommy - Sky, thank you for sharing the beautiful poem in tribute of your daughter, Khyris this first Christmas...sending you a hug.... **************************************************************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted December 19, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 "If I Could Be Where You Are" Where are you this moment?Only in my dreams.You're missing, but you're alwaysA heartbeat from me.I'm lost now without you,I don't know where you are.I keep watching, I keep hoping,But time keeps us apartIs there a way I can find you,Is there a sign I should know,Is there a road I could followTo bring you back home?Winter lies before meNow you're so far away.In the darkness of my dreamingThe light of you will stayIf I could be close beside youIf I could be where you areIf I could reach out and touch youAnd bring you back homeIs there a way I can find youIs there a sign I should knowIs there a road I can followTo bring you back home to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted December 29, 2014 Author Members Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Wings of Angels by Judy CollinsShe wrote this for her son, Clark, who committed suicide Wings of angels tears of saintsPrayers and promises won't bring you backCome to me in dreams againWings of angels tears of saintsI lost you on a winter's dayIn that cold city far awayA city by a river deepWith promises you could not keepA place where you had gone to tryA place where you had longed to flyA city smiling when you criedA city sleeping when you diedWings of angels tears of saintsPrayers and promises won't bring you backCome to me in dreams againWings of angels tears of saintsIn that cathedral by the hillWe stood and smiled in happier daysThe fields along the river's edgeYou fished and traveled hungrilyYour light burned in that sunny skyYour voice above the water rangI'd give it up give all I haveFor one more chance to hear you singWings of angels tears of saintsPrayers and promises won't bring you backCome to me in dreams againWings of angels tears of saintsChild of thunder in the dark child whose voice was like a larkChild whose spirits lifted hearts child of many beautiesWhen the birds flock to the southWhen the wind calls to the northYou are in the falling snowYou are beauty going forthYou are heat and you are lightSun above the mountain's peakI would give the sun and moonOnce more just to hear you speakWings of angels tears of saintsPrayers and promises won't bring you backCome to me in dreams againWings of angels tears of saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted March 21, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Poem by Wade for his son, Brooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted March 23, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 For those who have people in their life who just don't get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wgreenlee Posted March 25, 2015 Members Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Wrote this as I sat with my son, Brooks, at his grave. I cried aloud into the night as I sat before the graveSeeking holy answers for the son I could not save Asking the Lord to light the wayKeeping my journey from going astray I told him of my burdens and the sadness in my heartI’d never felt so alone or so very far apart Why did you take my child, Lord? I just can’t understandNo longer can I touch his face or hold his precious hand I'm angry, God, missing him and drowning in my sorrowPlease help me heal my yesterday and face each new tomorrow It was then I heard his voice and felt a presence nearHow I wanted to hold him as I shed another tear Dad, I'm safe now and my spirit is flying freeI'm singing in Heaven’s choir, so please don't cry for me I was chosen by the Father above, and now I'm in His careWhen you need me, look inside your heart, I promise to be there No one can take away our bond with one anotherFor I will always be your precious child, as you will be my father So if you can’t find your way, or the road to home seems so very farJust look to the twinkling night and I will be your guiding star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted March 25, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Wade, thank you for sharing your writings...I think so many can identify with the words you share. Sending gentle thoughts today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted April 30, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 A Candle in the Window Judy Philbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted May 12, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Time in a BottleJim Croce wrote this for his son, while his wife was still pregnant... *************************************Ours was just too short...to my beautiful boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted June 6, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Jesse and my special walk on June 6, 2012 in Arizona. Our last family vacation. Somedays are better than others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ktlearn--Stephen's Mom Posted June 7, 2015 Members Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I found this poem in a book a couple of days after Stephen's passing. We used the poem in the brochure we created for his memorial service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted June 16, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 For both my sons, sending love to heaven... Gone Too Soon by Daughtry Not a day goes by,That I don't think of you,I'm always asking why this crazy world had to lose,Such a ray of light we never knew,Gone too soon, yeah.Would you have been presidentOr a painter, an author, or sing like your mother?One thing is evident,Would've given all I had,Would've loved you like no other.Who would you be,What would you look like,Would you have my smile and her eyes?Today could have been the next day of the rest of your life.Not a day goes by,That I don't think of you,I'm always asking why this crazy world had to lose,Such a ray of light we never knew,Gone too soon, yeah.Not a day goes by,OhI'm always asking why.Not a day goes by,That I don't think of you,I'm always asking why this crazy world had to lose,Such a beautiful light we never knew,Gone too soon,You were gone too soonYeah.Not a day goes by,That I don't think of you. ***************************************************Thank you Karen for sharing the writing below on the last post. Sending Gentle Thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members LauraI Posted June 18, 2015 Members Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 My son and two cousins passed away in a car accident on Thanksgiving Day 2005. Here's a poem my daughter wrote at the time: Some believe AngelsAre Always Protecting UsBut The Questions Is NotWhether Angels Exist or NotIt's Who You Believe They Are The Angels Who Hover Over MeAre No StrangersThey Are My Loved OnesWho Left This EarthAnd No Longer SufferingThe harsh realities Of This World I Believe That They Protect MeWith Their LoveIn Their World ThereAre No BombsNo WarNo PainNo Misfortune I Believe They WillNever leave My SideEven After My Time Is UP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted June 22, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thank you Laural for sharing the poem written by your daughter...I am sorry for the loss of your son and his two cousins...we don't know the "why", but I do believe their love continues on; and like your daughter wrote so elegantly, that they watch over us from where they are...sending gentle wishes for the day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LauraI Posted June 23, 2015 Members Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thank you for your kind words. You're right we never know why and it serves us no purpose to focus on that. I always try and focus on the positive and all the love and joy my son brought into our lives. God Bless You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted July 24, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Tears of an Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse David & Taylor Mom Posted September 5, 2015 Author Members Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Address in the Stars I stumbled across your old picture today I could barely breathe The moment stopped me cold Grabbed me like a thief I dialed your number But you wouldn't be there I knew the whole time, but it's still not fair I just wanted to hear your voice I just needed to hear your voice What do I do with all I need to say So much I wanna tell you every day Oh, it breaks my heart I cry these tears in the dark I write these letters to you But they get lost in the blue There's no address in the stars Now I'm driving through the pitch-black dark I'm screaming at the sky, oh cause it hurts so bad everybody tells me that all I need is time Then the morning rolls in and it hits me again And that ain't nothing but a lie What do I do with all I need to say So much I wanna tell you every day Oh, it breaks my heart I cry these tears in the dark I write these letters to you But they get lost in the blue There's no address in the stars Without you here with me I don't know what to do I'd give anything just to talk to you Oh, it breaks my heart, oh, it breaks my heart All I can do is write these letters to you But there's no address in the stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Mermaid Tears Posted September 15, 2015 Members Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 that song really....really touched me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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