Dedicated
Remembering a loved one after they are gone and carrying them with us as life goes on… Read More Dedicated
Tag: loss of a child
Forget Me Not
Forget me not For I am all around Don’t you see the blue flowers Growing from the ground? Don’t you hear the birds Welcoming spring? That’s a gift for you I gladly bring Don’t you feel the sun’s Soothing touch Especially when You’re missing me so much? Don’t you keep my memory In your heart,… Read More Forget Me Not
To Me, From You
Though you are gone I know you’re here You made the rain end And blue skies appear You sent the birds to sing Just for me The first blooms of spring You meant for me to see You tickled the windchimes To say hello Just as you said goodbye Those many years ago But the… Read More To Me, From You
Rise to You
Into the cold air I watch my breath rise And become nothing Right before my eyes I look for it After watching it go Silently Until nothing’s left to show As I continue to search My eyes spy A brilliant blue twinkle High in the sky It’s in that moment A thought breaks through My… Read More Rise to You
I Pause
Sometimes I pause And put the future on hold To contemplate Your story already told A tale of love and loss Smiles and tears Our time cut short By too many years Today I pause Until your ghost appears To nudge me gently toward Tomorrow
Chalk Dust
I’m starting to forget Details of his face The subtle, precious details Time cruelly has erased They drift away like chalk dust Before they dissipate
Christmas Wishes
If I could fill my stocking With anything I choose I’d fill it with memories Of you, I’ll never lose ~ Your charismatic smile That spread from ear to ear And your deep belly laugh Is what I long to hear ~ Your blue eyes that twinkled Like stars in the night Were… Read More Christmas Wishes
Renewal
Tears have soaked into the ground and quenched the thirst that grief had found; The clouds have faded melted by sunrays that light the gloom of darker days; Brightening the gray where memory buds hide to a pastel glow where you bloom and survive; As a melody the songbirds sing under a rainbow promising the renewal… Read More Renewal
Jessica M. Collette 
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