Poetry
To my baby
I hoping to have a baby for a while and I really thought you were meant to be! The timing seemed so perfect; I never expected anything to go wrong.
I fell pregnant straightaway, I got all the symptoms; nausea, sore breasts and I felt so tired, I didn’t mind though because you would have been worth it. I would have done anything to keep you.
I’ll never understand why you didn’t stay with me. You were all I thought about. I had such hopes and dreams for you; I just knew you were going to be beautiful. Ever since I was a little girl I’d wanted to be a mother. I’d waited a long time to have my dream fulfilled and now it would be…Well, I thought so then.
I feel so empty and alone since you left me and even though you were only part of my life for ten weeks, I’ll never forget you. I never thought it possible to feel such a love and longing for someone. It hurts so much to know that I’ll never hold you, never see you smile, never have you as part of my life. It doesn’t seem right when I wanted you more than anything in the world.
I hope there’s a heaven and that you’re there. Maybe I’ll get to meet you some day. In my heart and in my mind you’ll always be my first child, the first fruits of your daddy’s and my love.
I love you so much and I’m still very sad. I still think about you nearly every day and long to have you back again. I know I have let you go now, my baby; it’s so hard to do. I want to be able to hope for a brother or sister, for one who will stay
with me much longer than you were able to. I know you would have stayed if you could have. It wasn’t your fault, it wasn’t my fault, it wasn’t your daddy’s fault, you just couldn’t stay and although I’ll never know why. I’ll try and accept that and keep on hoping for happier times in the future.
I will never forget you and I’ll love you forever, from your
Mummy.
A Hard Call
Paul McCann
Day after day the same thought constantly keeps
Running through my head,
Is this child that we are having still alive or is this Child dead.
Destiny of the unknown is a reality still to come.
It’s a hard call to answer as the hope of life starts
To go numb.
I am like a ship tossed at sea but calm
In the eye of a storm.
As miscarriage came God did reclaim life of our
child unborn.
Grief for the life in a womb and a tomb,
Brief the time it was there.
The gift in our hearts will never depart,
that’s a blessing we share.
To Baby Daniel From Dad
Wayne
To my little baby Daniel who died not long after birth. He took his last breath in my arms. What can I say? I feel a pain, an emptiness in my heart I cannot describe. You came into our lives after we tried for so long for a baby and then you were gone. Mummy planted a tree at the end of the garden. I sat in your nursery many nights and cried. I often send a prayer to God to keep you safe.
I wish we could have had longer together. You will always be sadly missed and loved. I will remember your little face and small hands and toes forever.
I love you Daniel. Your daddy.
Whispers
A silent breath
A silent smile
Your heart did beat just for awhile
Never forgotten
Sad in grief
Never did your little voice speak
In memory of love
Two souls become one
That’s when god had said
Thy will be done
Jaclyn Rose, mother of two children, 4 grandchildren a mum who lost 8 babies.
Sarah
You were born too early your time had not come
To join your big brother, dad and mum
When I saw my little girl and watched you struggle to breathe
The doctor’s grim look at your tiny size was hard to believe
I held you in my arms for such a short time
I only ever had one daughter and you were mine
Your daddy and I would never see you grow
Freckles on your face your hair in a bow
A teenager shopping and borrowing my clothes
A young woman in make up, a blossoming rose
Asking my advice on the man in your life
Walking down the aisle, becoming a wife
You were born perfect in every way
But your tiny lungs could not help you to stay
You died before you had a chance to see
What life was about with dad and me
My tears of sadness are still here today
The pain of you leaving never goes away
The Bonnie Babes Foundation helps us to remember you too
With research and counselling there is so much to do
For all the babies who never had a chance to live
The Foundation volunteers have so much to give
The Foundation helped my family and friends
Because they understand a mother’s loss never ends
Written in remembrance of baby Sarah Wilson NSW.
Infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, pregnancy loss, neonatal loss, premature babies, pregnancy loss support.
Infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, pregnancy loss, neonatal loss, premature babies, pregnancy loss support.