Dearest Angel Damion....
As you walk in the shining beauty of heaven, we wonder what you see.... are you
surrounded by angels? Do you listen to music at your Heavenly Father's knee?
Did you see the sun rise on my little spot on earth? Did you hear my heart
call you on this anniversary of your birth?
Did you see the lovely flowers blooming this spring or can you hear the birds
outside my window as they sing?
I call out to you and wonder if you here.... how much my heart loves you even
though you are not here.
I know I feel you with me at times I least suspect.... I feel you in the softness
of a breeze.... I feel you in the gentleness of the whisper in the trees.
I know that you are safe but my heart aches longingly, so please forgive my heartache
as I cry myself to sleep.
I see other mommies with their angels so near... playing happily while I linger
in the shadows and feel such emptiness when it's you I cannot hear.
I wish I could show you how happy I once was but it takes time, my dear child,
to get used to wings instead of hugs.
Be patient, Dear Damion, as Mommy finds her way....
I will not always cry, or distance my heart.... I just need to get used to the
fact that we are apart.
I will not always be angry, I will laugh once again.... but I cannot tell you
how it will sound... I cannot even tell you when....
I love you, Dear Damion, and I am proud of your wings. I'm proud to have
an innocent angel learning how to sing. I immagine you in the paradise that heaven must be and ache to see you
once again when I too get my wings.
I will do my best to make you proud, and honor the Lord our God.... and therefore
find my way past the gates that keep us apart. Please visit me in the night until we meet again.... and leave kisses
on my cheeks where tears were just spent. Know that there will always be a place for you here... and know that much
as I struggle, I will always keep you near.
For Damion Tate..... on his Angel Day
Written by Rose Reid on behalf of Jennifer..... Damion's beautiful Mother.
Happy Angel Day, Damion..... the world misses you, we miss you more, Mommy and
Daddy miss you most!