In my Daddy's Name

Daddy, your grandson is growing

His full name will be yours

My stomach is now showing

Which my husband adores

We will have the son we’ve longed for

Who we hope will be just like you

Though you aren’t with us anymore

I’m sure in heaven you always knew

His name will carry on your legacy

We can’t wait to speak it out loud

His birth always felt like a prophecy

To have a son will make us so proud

Will he have your curly brown hair?

Will he have your grey-blue eyes?

He has been an answer to prayer

God has surely heard all my cries

Please give me a sign that you are there

When I give birth to your grandson in April

Show me that you can see and still care

Please send me some help in an angel

When he’s been born and delivered

And blessed to be carrying your name

We will see that your life is honoured

And your good name will always remain

Nature's Hope

It is said that time will heal the pain

But the truth is that the hurt will remain

Life will go on, but you’ll become strong

So still mourning your loss is not wrong

But find hopeful moments in each day

That will help take your aching away

For peace with pain, can still exist

When blessings are counted as a list

Life runs in pairs like a train track

With blessings together with lack

Joy can be found, even with loss

For peace and pain can still cross

So let hope take root in your hurt

Like a seed, downtrodden with dirt

For every death there must be a birth

This truth is revealed by nature’s earth

For those we lose are never gone

Their memory and legacy still live on

Never forgotten, but leave you they must

Fir this is the pattern of life we must trust

I Can't Remember, But I'll Never Forget...

I can’t remember the color of your eyes,

I’ll never forget the smell of your perfume.

I don’t recall exactly how tall you were,

But I remember how you lit up a room.

I can’t remember the feel of your touch,

I know your love from the times we spent.

You were always there, ready to listen,

When I was angry and needed to vent.

I can’t remember what you looked like,

So I’m grateful for the photos we took.

When I’m sad and I need you with me,

I feel your presence with just one look.

I can’t remember every gift you gave,

Or all the sacrifices you had to make.

But I’ll never forget how much you cared,

Every choice that you made for my sake.

I can’t remember the year you passed,

Or where I was on the day you died.

But I’ll never forget how my heart felt,

And how long I broke down and cried.

I can’t remember every memory we shared,

But I’ll never forget that each was special.

For every birthday or Christmas day,

Spending it with you was always crucial.

I can’t remember any time since,

At the special celebrations we share,

That I don’t look at your photo and cry,

And wish you could have been there.

I will never forget your loving smile,

Or how special you made me feel.

It’s not fair you went home so soon,

My life without you just doesn’t feel real…

Left Wishing

I wish I had said how much you matter,

And how important you were to me.

I wish I had made more time for you,

Instead of my excuses not to be free.

I wish we had made more memories,

Instead of reminiscing about the past.

I wish I had known what lay ahead,

That life’s years melt away so fast.

I wish I had opened my heart more,

Or showed you how much I cared.

I wish I had loved you with actions,

In the fun times, we should have shared.

I wish you are looking down from heaven,

And can see the heavy burden I’m carrying.

Can you feel the pain in my tears of regret?

Can you hear my words I’ve been praying?

I wish you knew the hole you have left,

Now that a part of my heart is missing.

Did you know how much I loved you?

And all the things you’ve left me wishing?

Dad's Name

Dad, can you see your grandson?

Are you pleased he carries your name?

He even has your same blue eyes.

That is known for our family’s fame.

I hope that he grows up like you,

So courageous, so kind and strong.

We can’t wait to tell him all about you,

And the history of the family he belongs.

His birth has made it easier to live

with the pain that your passing brought.

Knowing he carries part of your DNA,

Fills me with hopeful, happy thoughts.

If you're now an angel up in Heaven,

Can you watch over him and protect?

Will you help guide him to make sure

the path he takes is straight and correct?

It's Never too Late

Like a flower, it is never too late to bloom,

A seed grows into a bud, lying dormant.

Like a baby develops in a mother’s womb.

In a season, just paused in a growth stunt.

It is never too late to change your fate,

For the dreams you have lost or have died

For the smallest of hope as you patiently wait,

Can rekindle the flame of your seed inside.

That dormant seed that looks dead and gone,

Can be revived with a watered opportunity.

Don’t despair though it might be taking so long,

Just be ready to bloom with hope and positivity.

It is never too late, for there’s always tomorrow,

Hold on to your dreams and don’t lose them.

Never give up, for your future is not known,

There’s still time for your dreams to blossom.

Finding the Lost

Things are never too lost that cannot be found, including you.

You can lose your sanity, your marbles, in this crazy, upside-down world,

Your thoughts can get lost in your cluttered, muddled and troubled mind

You can lose your hope, unanchored, swaying in the storm, feeling hurled

Trying to find the will to live, not just to survive, but to thrive, a purpose to find.

You can lose your way, going in circles along life’s many detours

With your shoulda's, coulda's, woulda's and if onlys…

Looking for the light, back to where your memories were happier

You can lose your passion, those big dreams of your enthusiastic youth

Or you can lose your authentic self, always being a people pleaser

Not validating the value of your worth in the foundation of your truth.

Life is about searching and finding your own adventure to explore,

Discovering your purpose, your calling, that will satisfy your soul

A daily, continuous, intentional search to find that something more.

The pursuit of joining your broken bits together to be made whole

You can lose a loved one, but those who we love are never truly lost.

They stay buried in your heart, where a hole leaks grief in place of love

Shocking you with the reality of how much their absence does cost

As you search for the kind of comfort that hugs you like a glove

Don’t lose your time, wasting it idly away, ticking like a time bomb

Don’t lose your patience. Instead stay cool and calm at your core

Don’t lose your temper, exchanging it for strife and filling you with hate

Some search for justice and mercy, those lost causes worth fighting for

Some things are good to lose that you hope not to find again, like weight

There are countless things we lose in life, but nothing is too lost that cannot be found, especially you…