ANGELS THREE
I wished for another,
to make him a brother
I tried, but the Earth said "No"

As much as I wanted
my hope became haunted
I cried at the second death blow

I'll find out what did it
Then maybe I can fix it
But again, I had to let go

The universe had spoken
My spirit was broken
No more could I conjure a hope


Angels three
came and left through me
Their tiny graves end to end

They're alive in my heart
and we're only apart
'til that day when I'll see them again


When the world weighs me down
I can feel them around
Lifting me out of my mood

After losing them all
I can brave any fall
and know that I'll somehow come through
After my son was born, I experienced 3 premature births in as many years.  Each baby survived only a few hours.  It has been over 20 years and I still remember, still think of them. 
(c) 2007  Sheila Wood
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