Poems, Songs, Quotes, and Special Thoughts to Share - Page 2

rainyangl · 10-05-2007, 02:16 PM

Apologize by OneRepublic

I'm holding on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground
I'm hearin what you say but I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around, and say...

It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late

I'd take another chance, take a fall
Take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it's nothin new
I loved you with a fire red-
Now it's turning blue, and you say...
"Sorry" like the angel heaven let me think was you
But I'm afraid...

It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late

Bridge (guitar/piano)

It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
It's too late to apologize, yeah
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah-
I'm holdin on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground...

If you want to hear the song it's on my myspace page here: http://www.myspace.com/rainyangl

SabrinaBusch · 10-09-2007, 05:09 PM

nevermind i just saw it was posted before- It was thoughts on becoming a mother

PJC · 10-09-2007, 07:30 PM

WATERBUGS AND DRAGONFLIES

Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft muck on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while one of their colony seemed to lose interest in going about with its friends. Clinging to the stem of a pond lily, it gradually moved out of sight and was seen no more.
"Look!" said one of the water bugs to another. "One of our colony is climbing up the lily stalk. Where do you suppose she is going?" Up, up, up it went slowly. Even as they watched, the water bug disappeared from sight. Its friends waited and waited but it didn't return. "That's funny!" said one water bug to another. "Wasn't she happy here?" asked a second water bug. "Where do you suppose she went?" wondered a third. No one had the answer. They were greatly puzzled.
Finally one of the water bugs, a leader in the colony, gathered its friends together. "I have an idea. The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk must promise to come back and tell us where he or she went and why." "We promise," they said solemnly.
One spring day, not long after, the very water bug who had suggested the plan found himself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up, he went. Before he knew what was happening, he had broken through the surface of the water, and fallen onto the broad, green pad above.
When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He couldn't believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he struggled, he felt an impulse to move his wings. The warmth of the sun soon dried the moisture from the new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself up above the water. He had become a dragonfly.
Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt exhilarated in the new atmosphere. By and by, the new dragonfly lighted happily on a lily pad to rest. Then it was that he chanced to look below to the bottom of the pond. Why, he was right above his old friends, the water bugs! There they were, scurrying about, just as he had been doing some time before. Then the dragonfly remembered the promise: "The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk will come back and tell where he or she went and why."
Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down. Suddenly he hit the surface of the water and bounced away. Now that he was a dragonfly, he could no longer go into the water. "I can't return!" he said in dismay. "At least I tried, but I can't keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I'll just have to wait until they become dragonflies, too. Then they'll understand what happened to me, and where I went."

And the dragonfly winged off happily into its wonderful world of sun and air!

kerr · 10-27-2007, 01:09 AM

This is a poem I posted last year on SC. I read it everyday since I recieved it last year. Even though I have delivered my little girl full term since my ectopic pregnancy (june 06), I feel this poem helps me connect with one of the babies I lost after my first IVF cycle.

In the wrong place at the right time
Hoping, praying for such a long time
for the someday baby who would be mine
Month after month failing the test
trying so hard refusing to rest
But then came a day when the lines became two
at last my dream was about to come true
With my hand on my belly I was touching my baby to be
and looking forward to the day when you I would see
But then came the pain so sharp and so strong
I couldn't believe that things could go wrong
My baby is growing the heartbeat echoes in my heart
but baby was not where baby should start
How could this happen, when for so long I had dreamed
Please don't take my baby I begged and I screamed
Can you not fix this, can you save the life?
the pain cuts through me as sharp as a knife
They tell me that I will die if it is not done
so instead of two I once again become one
I will always remember that you wanted to be
but you had to go because instead they saved me
I loved you so, and I think of you every day
my teeny tiny baby who got lost on the way
In heaven there is angel of mine
who was in the wrong place at the right time. -Kathy Burmer

Linda_G · 12-15-2007, 08:14 AM

In An Angel Castle

In a angel castle just beyond my eye,
my baby plays with angel toys that money cannot buy.
Who am I to wish her back in to this world of strife?
No, play on my baby, you have eternal life.

At night when all is silent and sleep forsakes my eyes,
I hear her tiny footsteps come running to my side.
Her little hands caress me so gentle and so sweet,
I'll breathe a prayer and close my eyes, and embrace her in my sleep.

Now I have a treasure that I rate above all other.
For I have known true glory,
I am still her mother

Author unknown (believed to be Doris Stokes)

________________________________

I first heard this when my Aunt had a full term still born baby girl in 1991. It helped me when I had my two m/c, one in 2004 and in May 2007. Hoping it can help someone else.....

Linda
2 angels

(edited to correct the poem author's name)

beamommy08 · 12-17-2007, 06:12 AM

This is a letter that my Husband and I wrote to our daughter:

To our baby in heaven:

There hasn’t been one single that we haven’t thought about you! Every baby that I see I think of you. You may not know this, but you are a miracle. Your Daddy and I prayed for a miracle to touch our life, and we got you. The very best miracle that we could have ever asked for! From the moment that I knew I was pregnant with you I became the proudest mother alive! You were a dream that I had, had for many years that came true. You made me a mother, but most of all you made us parents. The day that we got to see your tiny heart beating on that screen, I think that was the day that love truly touched our hearts. When we first saw you, you were so tiny but the most perfect thing that we had ever seen in our entire life’s. The day that you left this earth it seemed like my heart and soul was ripped from my body . Everything hurt, everything ached and I thought that life was over. We would never get to hear your first cry, or even see the smile that I am sure would have looked just like your daddy’s. We would never get to hold you in our arms. We would never get to rock you to sleep. There would be so many things that we would never get to experience, so many things that were taken away. You were given a life, but it was taken away too soon. I believe in heaven. A place were there is hope and happiness with eternal life and no pain. That is all that we could ever ask for you. It brings peace to our hearts to know that is where you are. You have touched so deep in our hearts that it is everlasting, and never dieing. Please know that we will be together again. Even though it will take great patients, I am looking forward to the day that we get to see you for the first time. It may take a lifetime, but we will never forget about you and we will always be your parents. We love you so very much, a love that only your parents could have for you. We love you more than words themselves.

Love forever and always

Daddy and Mommy

StormsDreams · 12-18-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PJC

WATERBUGS AND DRAGONFLIES

Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft muck on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in a while one of their colony seemed to lose interest in going about with its friends. Clinging to the stem of a pond lily, it gradually moved out of sight and was seen no more.
"Look!" said one of the water bugs to another. "One of our colony is climbing up the lily stalk. Where do you suppose she is going?" Up, up, up it went slowly. Even as they watched, the water bug disappeared from sight. Its friends waited and waited but it didn't return. "That's funny!" said one water bug to another. "Wasn't she happy here?" asked a second water bug. "Where do you suppose she went?" wondered a third. No one had the answer. They were greatly puzzled.
Finally one of the water bugs, a leader in the colony, gathered its friends together. "I have an idea. The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk must promise to come back and tell us where he or she went and why." "We promise," they said solemnly.
One spring day, not long after, the very water bug who had suggested the plan found himself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up, he went. Before he knew what was happening, he had broken through the surface of the water, and fallen onto the broad, green pad above.
When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He couldn't believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he struggled, he felt an impulse to move his wings. The warmth of the sun soon dried the moisture from the new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself up above the water. He had become a dragonfly.
Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt exhilarated in the new atmosphere. By and by, the new dragonfly lighted happily on a lily pad to rest. Then it was that he chanced to look below to the bottom of the pond. Why, he was right above his old friends, the water bugs! There they were, scurrying about, just as he had been doing some time before. Then the dragonfly remembered the promise: "The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk will come back and tell where he or she went and why."
Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down. Suddenly he hit the surface of the water and bounced away. Now that he was a dragonfly, he could no longer go into the water. "I can't return!" he said in dismay. "At least I tried, but I can't keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I'll just have to wait until they become dragonflies, too. Then they'll understand what happened to me, and where I went."

And the dragonfly winged off happily into its wonderful world of sun and air!

oh patty....i loved that....

toshia · 12-21-2007, 10:49 AM

This is something a friend of mine gave to me. I had a mc June of last year. It's starting to hit me pretty hard again because my baby would turn 1 next month. I'm sorry for all of your losses.

20 Things parents of Angels wish you would remember

1. I wish you would not be afraid to mention my baby. The truth is
just because you never saw my baby doesn't mean he or she doesn't deserve your recognition.

2. I wish that if we did talk about my baby and I cried you didn't
think it was because you have hurt me by mentioning my baby. The truth is I need to cry and talk about my baby with you. Crying and emotional outbursts help me heal.

3. I wish that you could talk about my baby more than once. The
truth is if you do, it reassures me that you haven't forgotten and
that you do care and understand.

4. I wish you wouldn't think that I don't want to talk about my
baby. The truth is I love my baby and need to talk about him or her.

5. I wish you could tell me you are sorry my baby has died and that
you are thinking of me. The truth is that it tells me you care.

6. I wish you wouldn't think what has happened is one big bad memory for me. The truth is the memory of my baby, the love I feel for my baby, the dreams I had and the memories I have created for my baby are all loving memories. Yes there are bad memories too but please understand that it's not all like that.

7. I wish you wouldn't pretend that my baby never existed. The truth
is we both know I had a baby growing inside me.

8. I wish you wouldn't judge me because I am not acting the way you think I should be. The truth is grief is a very personal thing and
we are all different people who deal with things differently.

9. I wish you wouldn't think if I have a good day I'm "over it" or
if I have a bad day I am being unreasonable because you think I
should be over it. The truth is there is no "normal" way for me to
act.

10. I wish you wouldn't stay away from me. The truth is loosing my
baby doesn't mean I'm contagious. By staying away you make me feel isolated, confused and like it is my fault.

11. I wish you wouldn't expect my grief to be "over and done with"
in a few weeks, months, or years for that matter. The truth is it
may get easier with time but I will never be "over" this.

12. I wish you wouldn't think that my baby wasn't really a baby and
it was blood and tissue or a fetus. The truth is my baby was a human life. My baby had a soul, heart, body, legs, arms and a face. I have seen my baby's body and face. My baby was a real person.

13. My babies due date, Mothers Day, celebration times, the day my baby died and the day I lost my baby are all important and sad days for me. The truth is I wish you could tell me by words or by letter you are thinking of me on these days.

14. I wish you understood that losing my baby has changed me. The truth is I am not the same person I was before and will never be that person again. If you keep waiting for me to get back
to ""normal" you will stay frustrated. I am a new person with new
thoughts, dreams, beliefs, and values. Please try to get to know the real me-maybe you'll still like me.

15. I wish you wouldn't tell me I could have another baby. The truth
is I want the baby I lost and no other baby can replace this baby.
Babies aren't interchangeable. Besides, you do not know whether we have fertility problems too.

16. I wish you wouldn't feel awkward or uncomfortable talking about my baby or being near me. When you do, I can see it. The truth is it's not fair to make me feel uncomfortable just because you are.

17. I wish you wouldn't think that you'll keep away because all my
friends and family will be there for me. The truth is, everyone
thinks the same thing and I am often left with no one.

18. I wish you would understand that being around pregnant women is uncomfortable for me. The truth is I feel jealous.

19. I wish you wouldn't say that it's natures way of telling me
something was wrong with my baby. The truth is my baby was perfect to me no matter what you think nature is saying.

20. I wish you would understand what you are really saying when you say "next time things will be okay". The truth is how do you know? What will you say if it happens to me again?

foreverd · 01-14-2008, 02:24 PM

Thank you for the beautiful poems.......it describes how I am feeling......thank you.....

CarleeInNC · 01-19-2008, 01:36 AM

This was read at my DS funeral. It brings me joy to look at the sky, and know he's watching me.

The Brown Star Story
________________________________________
Not long ago, astronomers found in the heavens gaseous celestial bodies - clouds of cosmic dust - which they think have finally answered the mystery of what exists between the small things in the universe, like planets, and the bigger things, like the sun. They call this cosmic dust “brown dwarfs” or “pre-stars”, because although brown dwarfs have all the elements to become a star, for some reason they never did.

All stars go on to live full lives, from their hot, bright white dwarf stage to their aged cooler and dimmer red giant stage. But “brown stars” only go so far. Instead of being born to live a normal star’s life, they remain cool and dim, hiding in the heavens, sprinkled in clusters among the other stars 150 light years from Earth.

But like our babies, their roles in the universe are very important. In fact, scientists believe they serve as a link between the small things and the big things, holding the universe together: a mid - point between the beginning and ending of our universal story.

As we grieve for our babies who died before reaching the stardom of their earthly lives, perhaps we can find comfort in the possibility that they were designated for this very special universal role. Energized by our love, they are guardians of our memories of what was and our dreams of what some day may be.

As we look to the heavens, seeking answers, we send messages of love to our “brown star” babies

kellie105 · 02-28-2008, 03:55 PM

You Tube

I really hope this works, it is such a beautiful song

Mamas · 03-01-2008, 01:06 AM

Songs from Celine Dion's Miracle Cd.

I just found this song today for parents whose little angel passed after birth

@ www.k4communications.com/karl/bittersweet.html

biogal · 03-30-2008, 03:13 AM

In the last few weeks since my son, Myles, death I have come to realize many things ...

1. I have come to realize that all of my waking thoughts revolve around my son, Myles.

2. I have come to realize that I love Myles more than life itself.

3. I have come to realize that my life is empty without my son.

4. I have come to realize that life isn't fair.

5. I have come to realize how much I love my husband and how much he loves me.

6. I have come to realize how important my memories with Myles are to me.

7. I have come to realize what really matters in life.

8. I have come to realize the intense love of a mother.

9. I have come to realize how much my son, Myles, influences my life everyday.

10. I have come to realize how fragile life is.

11. I have come to realize who my true friends are.

12. I have come to realize the intense pain of losing the most important person in my life.

13. I have come to realize that I am no longer who I used to be nor will I ever be again.

14. I have come to realize the purpose of my infertility struggles.

15. I have come to realize that many occurrences in life are unexplainable.

16. I have come to realize that each day brings new challenges.

17. I have come to realize that the pain of losing Myles doesn't get any less intense with time.

18. I have come to realize how fortunate I was to get to spend 26 days with Myles.

19. I have come to realize that I won't ever be waking up from this horrible nightmare.

20. I have come to realize that there's a hole in my heart that will never heal.

21. I have come to realize that all of my dreams have been shattered.

22. I have come to realize that I love staring at Myles' beautiful face.

23. I have come to realize that I love hearing Myles' name said by others.

24. I have come to realize that I will forever be inspired by my son's strength and courage!

25. I have come to realize that no one else should have to go through the devastation of losing a child.

biogal · 03-30-2008, 03:21 AM

This is a poem that my husband wrote about our son, Myles, and read at his memorial service:

We Have a Son

You weren’t supposed to be a boy and you weren’t supposed to arrive so soon.
Right from the beginning we knew you were special.

We have a son with a sense of humor.

From the moment we saw you we knew you were ours.
With daddy’s (incredibly) good looks and mommy’s fighting spirit how could we not know?

We have a son who possesses the best of our qualities.

Hour after hour day after day you defy the odds.
We get to know you better, you prove the doctors wrong.

We have an exceptional son.

You let mommy do your cares, you listen intently while I dole out promises.
You make a mommy’s dreams come true with your touch, you make a daddy exult.

We have a son willing to share.

While you rest your mommy plans for her next visit and your daddy shouts your name from the rooftops.
You have already touched so many peoples’ lives you are truly an inspiration.

We all have a son.

You fought ‘till the end making your parents so very proud.
You will always be here with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, in our actions and in our dreams.

We will always have a son.

Author: Josh Anderson

cherri_blossom_faerie · 04-10-2008, 08:11 PM

A life so full of beauty
A life so full of hope
Taken from my arms
Now nothing left to hold
In my heart there is a hole
Impossible to fill
Still looking for the answers
And needing all your will
Taken to a place
Too far for me to travel
I would gladly walk a million miles
Barefoot upon the gravel
Just to see your face again
Just to feel your hand
Just to know that your okay
And to try to understand
The reasons why, I may never know
A lesson today in letting go
I'll take with me the memories
Of a life that was so bright
I will look into the heavens
And see your shinning light
Knowing that someday
We will be together again
Taking your love with me
Will keep me strong until the end
Written by Kat Mungwira