A Letter To My Son Shawn
A Letter To My Son Shawn (1967-1999)
You left so suddenly shocking all of us who loved you
We could not understand why God called you Home
You were so young and it seemed so unfair
Yet I must admit this old world is in a lot of trouble
With all the hate crimes against each other increasing
Mother Nature appears to be losing her battle with
A society that seems to be Hell-bent on destroying
The health of this here planet
It's insanity
But I know God will make it right in His time
And restore the world to its former glory
I am grateful that you are among the angels in the Presence of The King of
Kings
Please pray for us down here, Dear.
Your wife Shawna was surely a God send Divine
Her parents so good to you treating you very kind
It seemed they gave you wings, taught you to fly
I should have known you were being prepared for the journey
To your Heavenly Home
Your friend Chris Peoples has gone through some heartaches
And I've not seen him for quite some time it's true
But I think of him and know , like me,
He's missing you..
How often your brother Jimmy cries silently
Curled up on a couch never sharing the gut-wrenching agony
There are times when a mother has little to do but pray and sigh
Knowing her youngest son is struggling without words to say goodbye.
Loni is still Loni and I know you loved her Dear.
As you loved her son.....of you children had no fear.
Tony Greco has no doubt joined you in the Land beyond
You might still have a tab unpaid to the King Eddy, Shawn.
Your Father here on Earth is wonderful still today
I know he hurt deeply when God took you away
How close your hearts were bonded becoming as if one
While still in Heaven you chose your father and he his son
Time passes slowly and in spirit it seems you remain
Your smile, your scent and presence visit time and time again.
Garth Brooks still sings your favourite song on the radio,
"Looking Back" intervenes precisely when I'm feeling low.
Your laughing eyes peek through the clouds that decorate the sky,
As if to say, "Mom, I'm OK ..please mom don't cry."
That's when I feel a trembling deep within my soul's heart
Knowing you were never really mine but God's Child from the start
A precious Gift on loan ..I now know this is true
An Angel wrapped in God's Love with smiling Irish eyes of blue.
Snow flakes have just begun to fall as I pen this song.
Coincidental? I don't think so... It's another "Hello" from Shawn.
Copyright © Joan Donnelly Ellis | Year Posted 2015
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