Jeff Kyser Poet Sonnet

Such Sorrowed Grief

"I carry your heart with me
    (I carry it in my heart)
        I am never without it.” - E. E. Cummings


A growing sense of expectation built;
The rabbit died, and we were on our way:
A room prepared, a sweet commissioned quilt,
A heartbeat on the ultrasound that day.

Time passed, then came the devastating news;
The drum of joy gone quiet on the field.
The loss, so palpable, did much confuse;
Completely caught off-guard, our senses reeled.

How could the little life I'd never seen
Evoke such sorrowed grief as I now felt?
A hole both in our hearts and on that screen,
An unexpected blow, like none ere dealt.

Two daughters since, both precious girls to me,
If she had gone full term, one might not be.



[ Lost to Heaven - Child ]

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for the Writing Challenge- In My Heart- S Forms - Poetry Contest
sponsored by Constance La France 
Written on 09/22/22

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Sara Kendrick October 7, 2022 at 1:01 PM So sad to lose child in such a way. I can feel the pain and then the joy of having children who are normal and healthy. Congratulations on this winning work. Way to go. Sara

Constance La France October 7, 2022 at 5:54 AM Jeff, a beautiful but so sad Sonnet and congratulations on your win in my Writing Challenge - In My Heart - "S" Forms, I know the pain of losing a child also, Constance

Suzette Richards October 5, 2022 at 10:09 PM Congratulations, Jeff, with this poem that I can relate to. There is a Master Plan for all of us. :)) Suzette

Ann Peck October 1, 2022 at 4:20 PM Your poem is so beautiful and sad. Life is ironic, isn't it? If she had lived, your now second daughter wouldn't be there. That is something to ponder. Congratulations on First!

Michael Tor September 23, 2022 at 12:42 PM Touching read Jeff. I can't imagine the deep hurt you and your wife felt in all this drama that unfolded in your lives. Your words bring us to feel your pain. I want you to know that your baby went to heaven and is being cared for. Someday you will see and be reunited. Every soul is special and never forgotten by our Savior. I am deeply sorry for your loss. God bless you for being the dad that you are and the love you have for the unborn. Your rewards will be in heaven my friend...

Kim Rodrigues September 23, 2022 at 5:14 AM Chills as one was conceived soon after. Wow, puts some things in perspective. We do not understand death nor the ways of God. Sobering. My daughter was born with a sacrateratoma. My husband wept with terror for a child he already loved. God allowed her life and two of my grandchildren. Be blessed, Jeff! Jeff Kyser September 23, 2022 at 5:35 AM Wow, yes, every birth is a miracle, and there are so many opportunities for things to go awry. I spent a little time in medical school, and in embryology, I began to wonder how any of us make it into this world with all parts intact! Thanks for your meaningful comments, Kim.

Vickey Rhymer September 22, 2022 at 8:14 PM Jeff your description of a father's perspective is something that often the partner is the only one to know of. In your vulnerability you may help another young father to cope should he have to face this unfortunate loss.Thanks for this heartfelt expression. Jeff Kyser September 23, 2022 at 5:37 AM Thank you, Vickey - I went from being ambivalent to a very strong pro-life position during that experience, to hear, to "see", to love and to feel such loss for an unborn child was indeed transformative.