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A Child's Death

So still in that night, A newborn slept quietly, In her mother’s bed. In that dark stillness, The infant suffocates. She is gone. After that this poem for her. For her memory leaves.... a lasting impression. of that night, that darkness, that nightmare of stillness,

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 8/6/2017 1:31:00 PM
At time, in trying to be too affectionate we may cause some accidental harm to infants. It's always wise to use crib from the first day. Terrible, such accident! :)Sunita
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Date: 8/6/2017 9:21:00 AM
You could have been writing this about my gorgeous niece Olivia. So sad when little ones leave this world so soon. Blessings to you.
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Date: 7/30/2017 3:42:00 PM
O what a loss? Gone so soon. Farewell!
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Date: 2/3/2015 4:30:00 AM
Crib death.So sad.Well written James.Love & Regards>rajat
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Date: 1/28/2015 11:31:00 AM
- So sad .... but beautifully written - No one can describe such grief, losing their child James - // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 1/26/2015 11:37:00 AM
Yes,the hasty departure of an infant is definitely horrendous ! Please read your sublime poem for him loudly enough so he could hear,maybe! Thanks heaps James Ranahan for sharing !
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Date: 1/25/2015 8:57:00 PM
So sad, infants are so fragile and dependent on someone who is responsible. Gone too soon when death comes in this way.
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