MEMORIAL DAY
....by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
Your child left this earth not long ago
On a day that's difficult to recall.
That day that ripped your heart out.
A pain not understood at all.
I know the deep wound it has left you.
You see, I have that open wound too.
Because....my child was taken from me
Just as your child was taken from you.
It doesn't matter how long it's been,
A year, a few years, or many more.
I share how it seems only yesterday
Your child was with you and safe as before.
The days gone by are lonely echoes
Of a much happier life and time.
I wish for you the comfort of memories
Held forever in your heart and mind.
Just know your child is reaching out
To announce that life is not through.
To tell you that the spirit never leaves
And is always watching over you.
So on this special memorial day
Let there be honor and memories and pride.
May you feel the spirit of everlasting love
On this day that your sweet child died.
© 2002 - Christine Ross
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 "BEAU" JASON BEAU MORGAN 23 Years |
 CARTER GERALD SANDQUIST 3 days |
 SARAH JEAN DAVIDSON 3 years 11 months |
JASON PHILIP ELLIS 23 years |
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TORRIE MICHELLE BOND-HOOFF 26 years |
 STEVEN WILEY 37 YEARS |
JILL RILEY 37 YEARS |
RYAN PLATTSMIER 31 YEARS |
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 MARY CATHERINE DIGAN STILL |
MIRANDA TRAVIS YOUNG COMBS 23 YEARS |
SUE LANSING 26 YEARS |
ADAM R. FIOCK 26 YEARS |
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JACOB BLEAM 20 YEARS |
 JENNIFER ELIZABETH HARBER 17 YEARS |
KYLE MICHAEL TINGEN 16 YEARS |
 MCKENNA VICTORIA ROHRICH 9 YEARS |
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SAIGE ASHLIN CHANNING STEVENSON 6 YEARS |
LAURA ANN KIMBLE 33 YEARS |
ELIZABETH LUTO 27 YEARS |
STEPHEN LEE PUCKETT 22 YEARS |
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CARA LEE PARKS BURAS 30 YEARS |
ELIZABETH "MEAGAN" ELMORE 19 YEARS |
ARYN JO HYMAN SILENTLY BORN |
JASON HOWELL 22 YEARS |
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: Jonnathan Isaac Compton years: 30 |
: Craig Michael Copsey years: 28 |
: Ashleigh Anne Love years: 19 |
: Annette Evelyn Leuer years: 15 |
TODAY I CRIED
~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
Today, I cried
ONE LAST KISS ~ by Christine
Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
Oh, there you are,
THE PLACE YOU WENT ~ by Christine
Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
When the morning sun gets in my eyes
click on each month to see our children's memorial butterflies
Because you died.
Today, I smiled
For just awhile.
Today, I laughed
And then I gasped.
Today, I cried
Because I laughed.
© 2003 - Christine Ross
So still, so cold.
No more breathing,
No growing old.
As I touch you,
Nothing is real.
Your skin is cold,
Your body still.
My eyes see you.
My heart wonders,
Beneath this shell,
Do you slumber?
I listen close,
No sound from you.
I whisper soft,
My voice eludes.
Air engulfs you,
Frigid and stale.
I breathe in deep,
Capture your smell.
Upon your lips,
I press my own.
The taste of death,
It lingers strong.
Lips cold and sealed.
Your life dismissed.
Tears warm your face,
With ONE LAST KISS.
©2003 - Christine Ross
I can almost see your hidden face.
When the evening winds blow fiercely
I feel the strength of your embrace.
When an autumn breeze becomes a whisper
I can almost hear you quietly speak.
When the snow falls from a winter sky
I feel your touch upon my cheek.
When the starlight casts a shadow
I can almost see your spirit drift.
When the rain in summer trickles down
I taste your kiss upon my lips.
When the flowers in the springtime bloom
I can almost smell your faded scent.
But... where the mountains touch the sky
My heart knows the place you went.
© 2008 - Christine Ross
