In Memory of Angela Hope

I am drawn quietly to her grave to check on her,

Just as I'd have been drawn quietly to her crib.

I trim the grass around her marker,

And dream of trimming the bangs from her forehead.

I place the flowers in her vase,

And dream of placing ribbons in her hair.

I hold her memory dear to my heart,

As I dream of holding her in my arms.

Author Unknown

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Daddy please don't look so sad,
Momma please don't cry,
Cause I am in the arms of Jesus and
He sings me lullabies.
Please try not to question God,
Don't think He is unkind.
Don't think He sent me to you,
And then He changed His mind.
You see, I am a Special Child,
And I am needed up above,
I'm the special gift you gave Him,
The product of your love.
I'll always be there with you,
And watch the sky at night
Find the brightest star that's gleaming,
That's my halo's brilliant light
You'll see me in the morning frost,
That mists your windowpane.
That's me, in the summer showers,
I'll be dancing in the rain.
When you feel a gentle breeze,
From a gentle wind that blows,
That's me, I'll be there,

Planting a kiss on your nose.
When you see a child playing,
And your heart feels a little tug,
That's me, I'll be there,

Giving your heart a hug.
So, daddy, please don't look so sad,
Mommy don't you cry.
I'm in the arms of Jesus,
and He sings me lullabies.

Author Unknown (PLEASE e-mail me if you know)

As I gaze down at your beautiful face,
I see you are no longer there,
Someday when I am old
and someone asks me if I am looking forward to heaven,
I’ll say: “I’m ready to meet Jesus
but there’s someone else I want to see too.”

I’ll say: “It’s been thirty or forty years
since I’ve seen her
and the time we spent together
was all too brief.
She was so delicate.
I never had the chance to really find out
who she was or what she was like,
what she could have done,
who she could have been.

“But she was my little girl, my 8th child.
She will never offend me, hurt me, upset me,
she will never know suffering or pain,
the days of her life were numbered
which was only in my womb.
Flesh of my flesh, my own,
a gift of eternal innocence
and I love her
with limitless love.

“My other children grew up
and grew older with me
but this one -the one I’m longing to see
stayed the same through the years
her face fixed in my memory
like a faded snapshot,
its corners worn,
from too much handling.”

Through the years,
the good and bad times,
I’ve dreamt of that distant reunion
and imagined the moment
I could look her in the eyes and say:
“Darling, your mother’s missed you
so very much,
but now we’ll never be apart again.”

Our eyes long to see you,
Now you behold Him,
Our arms ache to hold you,
Now you know perfect love.
Our ears yearn for your voice,
Now you sing His praises.
We desire to feed you
Now you will never hunger.
We anticipated the
pitter-patter of your feet,
Now you play at His pierced ones.
We dreamed of years of
love and laughter,
Now you will never know pain.
We longed to watch you
grow and develop,
Now you are perfect.
This isn’t how we planned,

But we know Jesus loves you,
and He loves us.

By Monique Stam

Heaven's Bud

It's hard to let you go so soon,

Just a little bud that will bloom.

We looked forward to having you so,

To watch you play and watch you grow.

We wanted to share our home and our love,

And teach you about our God above.

To tuck you in your bed at night,

To help you learn what's good and right.

But we know that God is wise and true,

And has a very special place for you.

We look forward to the day,

When we will all be in heaven to stay.

Then we will be a family complete,

To sit and fellowship at Jesus' feet....

Till that day, our Angela dear,

We will shed these earthly tears,

For the little baby we gave so soon,

To go to heaven....there to bloom.

Written by Shirley Kirves

in memory of her granddaughter

(This poem became special to me years before Angela was stillborn, when I attended a baby’s funeral of a friend, and the grandmother had written this poem. Little did I think that someday I would have this printed in our stillborn baby’s funeral bulletin.)

Born Still January 22, 1998

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