FOR A MOMENT

FOR A MOMENT
 

I have never lost a child, so I can only imagine the pain a mother would feel....This is dedicated to my friends who lost their son... May God heal your hearts and may memories bring you smiles again... and may your moments of pain ease. I laughed today, such a simple thing, and for a moment I hadn’t a care. For just a moment I forgot my loss, for a moment, your mem'ry wasn't there. For a moment the sun peeked thru the clouds, and for a moment there was no rain. For just a moment I felt whole once more for a moment I didn’t feel any pain. But then your face came back into view, for a moment my heart ceased to beat. And the moment of laughter was gone, the world no longer looked sweet. Will I ever again long to wake in the dawn, will I run to each moment with joy? How can I ever get through this sorrow without you, my sweet precious boy? I turn to the photo, standing silently by, it was summer when you were a child, You’re laughing, I don’t remember just why, but for a moment, I once again smile. © Forrest Phelps-Cook