I have a little bear
Who sits beside my bed.
For thirty years I have had him.
For he is the only evidence of the life
That was once meant to be.
He came to live within my life
The night before my son, Neil, was born and
He has had a special place within each nursery since.
So that his Brother and his Sister will always know
he was and is their older brother who watches
over them, from a special place in heaven.
Though his life here on earth was not meant to be;
the memories of happiness his short life
brought will always be remembered in
the bear beside my bed.





Sheila


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