GIVING THANKS
By Scott Tallman –
In loving memory of my dear son, James
My memories are flowing,
Of Holidays past,
If only I’d known,
That they’d be his last
Right now I see nothing,
I can be thankful for,
My Son is gone,
My heart on the floor
Must I celebrate?
And pretend to have joy?
I just cannot do it,
Without my baby boy
His face now appears,
In the front of my mind,
That smile, that strength,
Of an Angel so kind
He tells me “It’s ok,
No need to be sad,
I’ll be there with you,
I still love you Dad”
He tells me to remember,
The Holidays past,
Of all we had shared,
And of memories cast
He says, “Dad, go forward,
And please spread the word,
Of the joy that we shared,
Of the Angels we heard”
“Of the family and friends,
Who stood by our side,
Who were with us always,
And the day that I died”
“Dad, give them my best,
And make sure they know,
I am now at rest,
Yet continue to glow”
“Because they have kept me,
So close in their hearts,
My memory lives on,
We’re not far apart”
And so once again,
I pick up the pieces,
I wipe away tears,
And my sadness decreases.
I’ll celebrate knowing,
Though he is at rest,
My Son is still glowing,
I am truly so blessed!
I’m so sorry you had to lose James and are suffering so much. My heart feels your pain everyday as I grieve for my son, Alan.
Arlene
I don’t think I’ve ever teared up so much to a poem before. I can really relate to it with the loss of my aunt. Best of wish to you and your family.
James is with you everyday.
A beautiful expression of the love you have for your son and how hard it is to carry on after such a horrible loss. I lost my son, Nickolas, five months ago on August 13, 2009. He was twenty-six years old. I still cannot believe he is truly gone. I find solace in writing poetry. It helps express emotions and feelings that need to come out when there is no one to share the pain.
This really touched me, I was the friend that stood by thier side. My bestfriends little girl died 10/4/09, she was only 7yrs old and we had no idea she had a massive brain tumor growing, we took her in on the night of 10/3 and she passed the following day. We really didnt have time to prepare but I know I was there for them. Sorry for your loss and thank you for your words.