Monday, September 23, 2013

For Those Few Weeks

For just those few weeks 
I had you to myself
And that seems too short a time
to be changed so profoundly
In those few weeks
I came to know you 
and to love you.


You came to trust me with your life.
Oh what a life I had planned for you!
Just those few weeks...
when I lost you,
I lost a lifetime of hopes,
plans, dreams and aspirations.
A slice of my future simply vanished overnight.
Just those few weeks...


It wasn't enough time to convince others
how special and important you were.
How odd, a truly unique person has recently died
and no one is mourning the passing.
Just a mere few weeks..
And no "normal" person would cry all night
Over a tiny unfinished baby,
or get depressed and withdraw day after endless day.
No one would, so why am I??


You were just those few weeks, my little one.
You darted in and out of my life too quickly.
But it seems that's all the time you needed
to make my life richer
and to give me a small glimpse of eternity.
~S. Erling

Painted by Tsunami aged 5 years
In Loving Memory Of My Angel - 03-09-10

20 comments:

Miriam said...

Beautiful words x x very meaningful ink x x x

Unknown said...

What a beautiful way to remember, and show love. Courageous. xxx

Max said...

oh cat it's beautiful, and so sad too. so much potential :0(

i planted two kowhai's side by side. one blew down in the recent storm :0( maybe a tat is the way to go for me too :0)

Leonie said...

<3

I too planted a tree .. I'm not quite brave enough to get a tattoo.

Leeanne said...

Hugsxxxx

emerson-j said...

I'm so sorry...

Maria said...

Beautiful..
Hugs Maria

Julie said...

Take care Cat, hugs and love, Juliex

A little bit country said...

Beautiful words and post. I love your ink. Take care xoxo

Hootnz said...

Lovely post Cat :) xxx

Cat said...

♥♥♥

I love your heart

love and light
xo

Fay said...

So beautiful, it brings me to tears. We've just been through this again.

Rachelle said...

No "normal" person wouldn't cry all night over losing their child, no matter how long they'd known the child was coming. Those who wouldn't though are still normal, just a different normal.
Big hugs for a hard time.

Ange - Tall, Short and Tiny said...

A beautiful reminder of a beautiful wee soul xx Hugs, sweet Cat xx

TracyP said...

xxxxxxxxxxx

meg said...

So lovely, what a nice way to remember. x

Pearlin J said...

(Hugs)

Elizabeth said...

((((((((hugs)))))))

xx

Leonie said...

What an emotional poem - hugs

Neetz said...

Sending love....been through it also... was a shock, but a little later we were blessed with our little girl xx