Grief Poetry

Do Babies Grow Up In Heaven? ~ author unknown

Will I know my baby when we meet again?
Will he have grown up, not be the infant that died in my arms?
Or will he be a stranger to me, not knowing who I am,
Or me knowing him?

Do babies grow up in Heaven?
He never got his first tooth, or said his first words.
No first shoes, no Santa, no first birthday cake.
Will my son still be the baby when we meet again?

Do babies grow up in Heaven?
Who sings him precious lullabies?
Who holds him close and kisses him everyday?
Who tells him constantly that they love him?

Do babies grow up in Heaven?
When we next meet, will he know me?
Will he want to know me?
Will he be my son who died at three months, or a man, fully grown?
Will I have the joy of being a mother to my son for all eternity?

Do babies grow in heaven?
Will I be able to hold him, love him, sing lullabies to him?
Will I be able to hold his tiny hand, or will it be a man's hand?
Will I ever have the joy that only holding my son can bring?
I need to know! In heaven, is my baby still a baby?

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Goodbye by Tammy Marie Denue

I always took for granted,
What I thought I'd never lose.
Because I never thought it would happen,
Until I heard the dreaded news.

They said you were chosen for His garden,
His preciously hand picked bouquet.
"God really needed him,
That's why he couldn't stay."

Saying goodbye is never easy,
It's the hardest thing to do.
But what hurts me even more,
Is not the chance to say it to you.

So today, Jesus, as you are listening
In Your home above;
Would you go and find my dad,
And give him all my love!

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