I lit a candle today
not in a church
I lit a candle today
on the shelf in my hall
to say
I remember
I remember that
you were due today
25 years ago
you were due
I wasn't trying to be
morbid
I lit a candle today
spontaneously
because it felt right
to think of you
we made it ten weeks
the two of us
and then you were gone
I lit a candle today
because you're somewhere
and you're holding
a little piece of my heart
-lisa, 14 November, 2011
10 comments:
Dear Lisa,
Thank you for this post. I don't remember the dates anymore, but I think about the three babies we lost at the end of the first trimester (a girl, then twins) very regularly. One never fully gets over that. It is a lonely grief, and your single candle pictures that very well. J
Jennifer,
Thanks for your response. Grief, even from a distance, is something precious to share. I appreciate you and all you're doing. lisa
I know many of us can identify with that. Beautifully expressed...
Thanks Lisa x
Nina (N Ireland)
I dearly would love to know one more Borden that is holding a little piece of your heart. You are dear to share.
Oh, so sweet. Wonder who he or she was?
Mum
Thanks Nina, Sue and Mum.
Beautifully said and deeply felt, Lisa.
Love Muchly,
Lori
We found out that we lost our little one on 12 Nov and he was born 20 Nov, two years ago now. May I reprint part of this on my blog?
L- I'm so sorry for your loss :( You're welcome to use my poem on your blog. I'd love to see your blog but I can't seem to find it. Warmly, lisa
for me, it has only been a bit over one year. i suspect that even after 25 i'll still stop to think of her on what would have been her birthday. thank you.
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