Another Heavenly Birthday

Another birthday separated by Heaven and earth
So close but yet so far apart
A day that celebrates the day of our birth
Where we became one in heart

A love that endures beyond your death
Your essence still lingers here
A scent that catches my breath
Reminding me that you are near

I will walk the worn path to your grave
Each step bringing me closer to you
Emotions roiling like a tempest wave
But knowing that you will see me through

I’ll sit quietly and look at your picture
Thinking of you with a father’s love
Holding onto the faith of God’s eternal scripture
That you are safe in His hands above

As always I will do my very best
To find my happy place
Remembering that I was graciously blessed
To be comforted by a son’s embrace

Happy Heavenly Birthday, my precious son.
I miss you beyond any understanding
and my heart remains broken without you,
but I have found some peace
with the pride I feel knowing your life had meaning.

He laughed…He smiled…He loved…He lived

May the Angels hold you close, son
And sing Happy Birthday to you…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Bangalee Avatar
May 9, 2019 at 4:03 AM
beautiful poem// every birthday comes with delightful happiness specially the birth of first chil....../// love your poem
Greenlee Avatar
May 15, 2019 at 5:25 PM
Thank you, Mahtab. It was very nice of you to comment.
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