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Poems and Stories
"Dear Victoire,
If I were writing this poem to you, and you had not died I would sign it
– With love, Rose
If I were writing this poem to you, before you were born, I would sign it
– Your new big sister, Rose
If I were writing this poem to you and you were sitting right next to me, I would sign it
– xoxo, Rose
If I were writing this poem to you the day of your death I would sign it
– Grieving for you, Rose
If I were writing this poem tomorrow I would sign it
– Looking into the past, Rose
But as I write this poem to you, I think of how to sign it and I remember what your birth,
life, and death have done to me and I sign it
– A stronger human being, Rose
Also available from the Center:
Grief Songs: Stories, Letters and Poems that Chronicle the Recovery and Survival of a Community After the Sudden Death of a Baby. Written by bereaved parents. Compiled and edited by Kathy Allard Whelan.
Please contact the Center to obtain a copy at no cost.
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