How Bad is PA?

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Hi All

For those of you who have send personal e-mails, you will know I had a

'death' in the family over Christmas, the funeral was New Years Eve. Now

while the person concerned was 70 years old, funerals at this time of the

year are sad, probably because it is the festive season.

However I could not let this New Year commence without posting this poem,

which I hope you will all comprehend.

I was over in Rath last Wednesday night

A Mass to be offered a glorious sight

The people had gathered they started to sing

And in the distance I heard a bell ring

The evening was mild, thankfully no rain

I looked at the crowd realised there pain

We all lost someone that's why we were their

Life is like that, totally unfair.

My mind drifted to the high tension lines

Birds were flying but away from the Pines

They grouped together and sang in my ear

I felt my face, it was just a tear

I saw this grave, " Known Only To God "

I had seen it before, its rather odd

A young girl stood their crying in vain

" Excuse me my dear, can you please explain? "

" Stillborn Babies this is their grave! "

To have a baby you have to be brave

A baby that dies I cannot comprehend

To carry for months, and this is the end?

Never to have means never to hold

They never grew up, they never grew old

What were they like, did they all have names?

" Known Only To God " , is all that remains.

rowe93

I dedicate this to the parents and five daughters, under ten years of age,

who were in the Cemetery at noon New Years Eve, burying there baby boy, a

stillborn. I Pray that one day they will have another son/brother, until

then may God keep them in the Palm of his hand.

Love and God Bless

Gillian