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For My Dani

We shared so much
In our short time together,
And the time that we shared
Has made memories forever

So much I learned,
So much I lost -
Everything turned, toppled
And tossed

Butterfly flutters, then turns
And kicks . . .
Then, that sad day . . .
Was my mind playing tricks?

No cry, no movement,
not even a Breath . . .
As you lay on my tummy -
Perfect even in death

When I think of you now
At the age you would be,
A beautiful "big girl"
Is the child that I see

My little one you were,
My daughter you'll always be
And One -
That is us;
You and Me

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  • Ibius
    May 29, 2007

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    So heartfelt, so moving, so sad. I am so sorry you had to go through this and will for the rest of your life.
    Hugs for you
    K xx


  • patsoldcat
    April 19, 2007

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    amazingli solid

    and way to close to home, i would give you words of praise. i would give you accolades of praise for this write.
    but just all what you said is great and nothing can add to it
    thanks,
    i do pray this is fiction.


  • CherylAnn
    March 18, 2007

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    Awwww So Sad

    a loss such as this is never really gotten over.A mother never forgets the feelings of that little one within her.A truly sad time for a mother.You have placed a beauty in such a loss in the memory of your little precious girl.
    Blessings to you dear
    ~Cheryl~


  • Andi. gold member
    March 17, 2007

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    my gosh!
    i clicked on this, because my name is dani as well!
    but as i got to the end, i realized it was a poem for a child lost to some unknown disease!
    i am ever so lucky to have two beautiful children and id die for them, and i worry every night that something is gonna happen to them to take them away from me!

    i loved this poem, and u should keep up the great work and keep letting those raw emotions out!

    well done

    luv lilaussie


  • Bigmammajen
    March 17, 2007

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    I think this is one of woman's greatest fears. I know I dont know what I would do if I had to experience this...just reading about it makes my heart ache and now I want to go hug my baby girl - Im at a loss for words.


  • Spiritvision angel
    March 17, 2007

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    A beautiful and sad write that has heartfelt loss. Bless the child who is in the heavens.


  • cactus thorn
    March 17, 2007

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    Oh my what a most beautiful poem.

    How very sad,it just makes my heart break.

    Your poem has very good rhythm and the rhyming. And what a wonderful way to remember your daughter, with such a lovely poem.


  • Muirghiel
    March 17, 2007

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    Heart-rending

    A still birth is perhaps one of the great human tragedies.

    They talk about a "ghost twin" and how a child will instinctively know that there is something missing, even if they were never made aware of the existence of this twin, who perhaps died in birth, or never developed fully.

    I am not a mother. I have never conceived - thankfully, have never lost - a child. But I wonder if there is a very similar bond between a woman and her baby that transcends life and death.

    As I read I experienced the pregnancy, the movement inside me. I watched as my perfect little girl lay still on my chest. I grieved.

    This poem is beautiful. So incredibly sad.

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