| POETRY FOR NORA The following poems were written by me or my family, please do not use without permission. They were written for Nora in her memory. Thank you very much. |
| NINE MONTHS |
| For nine months I did not know For nine months I treasured your kicks For nine months I listened to your heartbeat For nine months I sang and talked to you For nine months I held you close For nine months I loved you every minute For nine months I did not know how it would end And now that I do I would not have changed a thing. |
| THE SILENCE |
| We wanted to hear the beats We wanted to hear the kicks All we could hear was the silence The silence of a stopped heart The silence of a baby lost The silence of a future gone |
| MY BABY SISTER |
| I watched my mommy's belly grow I felt the kicks on my hand I saw the foot popping out I waited and waited for you to be born I watched my mom leave for the hospital I knew the time was almost here I heard my fathers cries I heard my mothers cries I saw my baby sister and held her close I told her how much I wanted her here I told her how much I loved her I said goodbye to my baby sister I cried because my baby sister had died. written for Corey and Abby , brother and sister to Nora who they love very much and treasured her from the very beginning. |
| Even though our eyes never met, Our hearts bonded from the beginning. |
| Our precious Nora Taken before her first breath How were we to know |
| NEVER FORGET |
| Death came quietly during the night The baby who moved so fervently Now lies still within Heartache takes the place of joy Tears replace laughter The crib will go empty The layette unused Death stole our dreams Death stole our future But the memory of this child Death can never touch For we hold this memory deep Within our hearts Our love keeps the memory alive Let us always remember and never forget. written for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day October 15, 2001 |
| DEAR NORA |
| Dear Nora Thank you for the short time we shared It was only nine months but to my heart, it was a lifetime You left your footprint with every kick The beating of your heart told me how alive you were I cherish the time we spent together But most of all, I will always remember that I was chosen by God to carry an angel And you became that angel within me So my daughter Thank you for our time together I promise I will never forget. love Mommy |
| TWO HEARTS |
| Hearts always together Now beat apart Hearts that beat as one Now are divided in two Separated between Heaven and Earth One day unity will come For mother and child Until that precious time A mother's heart will beat for two |
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