EMPTY ARMS
For Laura, after the second miscarriage

My child, I can't tell you
How much I love you
I long to hold you in my arms
To hold you all night long
A piece of my heart is gone
Without you I feel so blue
I had so many dreams and hopes
You're gone and it feels so wrong
I never saw your face
I can never hold you tight
My arms ache because they are empty
I can't hold you to my heart
My one comfort is knowing you're safe
You are not alone in the night
You are safe in the arms of Jesus
From Him you will never part
Together with your brother
My baby how I love you so
Someday we will all be together
We'll walk the streets of gold
Until then you will be safe
No worries, illness or foe
Be patient as you wait for us
To be gathered into the Shepherd's fold

written as a memorial to the children we have lost.  
Brian, Sky and the little one will never be forgotten.  
We don't know why God chose to take them home so soon.  
Someday we will understand.  Until then, we will continue 
to love and miss them.

Copyright ©2005  Leah Hall Slootweg