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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 RICKY JAMES DAVIS, JR. 24 years |
 "ALEX" ALEXANDER ZACHARY MATTHEW SALADINO 4 years |
STEPHEN MATTHEW WILSON 20 1/2 years |
ROB "AKA RADROB" NORTHROP 26 years |
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ROBERT LOUIS (BOBBY) MONTGOMERY 27 years |
 JAYDEN SKYE CARTER 1 year |
ALEXIS LYNN BEEBE 8 months |
 KATIE MARIE POMIRKO 19 YEARS |
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DAMON ANTONIO SMITH 23 YEARS |
 JIMMY REDENIUS 32 YEARS |
KIM EWERS 27 YEARS |
JUSTIN EWERS 26 YEARS |
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MIRANDA TRAVIS YOUNG COMBS 23 YEARS |
JEFFREY MICHAEL FELIX 27 YEARS |
 RYAN LEE BERLIN 9 YEARS |
CHRISTIAN VICTORIA (CHRISSIE) CARRIGAN 15 YRS 22 D |
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TIM STRATTON 29 YEARS |
RYAN LEE BERLIN 9 YEARS |
TRAVIS GENE BERLIN 5 YEARS |
LAURIE MICHELLE BAER 16 YEARS |
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ELIZABETH SUE RICHARDSON 19 YEARS |
CLISTY RUTH HALL 17 YEARS |
MARISA LYNN WARD 25 YEARS |
CHAD DAMON KITCHEN 25 YEARS |
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ADRIENNE LEIGH INGRAM 28 years |
TYLER COTTAM 18 YEARS |
Evie Grace Ewart 17 mths 5 d |
William Charlie Young years: 35 |
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: Jeremy Hughes years: 26 |
Timothy Lee Garsow years: 20 |
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
THE ANGEL CRIED
~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001
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
I gazed up at the statue
As I stood there at her feet.
The Angel of Hope was saddened.
Then she began to weep.
I watched her as a teardrop
Streaked slowly down her face.
I looked around at all the names
Surrounding her in this place.
I thought how weary she must be
From carrying every child
Across the sky to heaven,
Away from us, ...for awhile.
I wondered why she was so sad.
She knew the children had a home.
It was then I realized that her tears
Were for us, ...here all alone.
I felt it was a miracle
That a statue really cried.
Then teardrops fell upon the names
Of all the children that had died.
I turned my eyes to heaven.
The whole sky was shedding tears.
I had thought that these were raindrops
For so very many years.
The angel cried with me today
So did the children's names in stone.
Their teardrops fell upon my skin
And I no longer was alone.
© 2008 - Christine Ross
Published in
LIVING WITH LOSS MAGAZINE
Winter 2008, Volume 23 No. 4
Bereavement Publications, Inc.
