N A T U R E ' S R A I N B O W S
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We held them in our parent arms
for days or weeks or years.
Now we hold them in our hearts
and cry the darkest tears.
The cord attached to children,
eternally fine and strong.
We never leave the missing;
it holds us all life long.
Our children now inside us -
our souls tattooed with gold.
Their love, their words, caresses,
are hugs that we still hold.
If we open to the knowledge,
that they aren't completely gone,
we will sometimes feel their touching,
sometimes soft and sometimes strong.
When they show us nature's rainbows,
we can feel their proud delight,
sending signs to show they're living,
only far beyond our sight.
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Genesse Gentry
Reprinted by permission
From the book of her poetry,
Stars in the Deepest Night, Ms. Gentry wrote Nature's Rainbows to give words to the intense range of emotions she experienced after her twenty-one year old daughter, Lori, died in a car accident in 1991.
You may contact the author of the poem at
Genesse Gentry
21 Shemran Court
Fairfax, CA 94930
E-mail Genesse Gentry at gbgentry@aol.com
or visit her web site.
The Compassionate Friends toll-free: (877) 969-0010.
http://www.compassionatefriends.org
