The lovely and talented Ritu of butIsmileanyway.com has set us all off on Loveuary. I for one am excited with the task. What is love? We shall find out as the month goes on.
Today, Day 6 I want to talk about love between children. Children are as capable of love as adults are but they are not always given enough credit for this. Often it is deemed better , by adults, not to tell children the truth. Especially when they think the child will not understand what has happened. The loss of a close family member or friend can be devastating if not handled properly. So today I want to express how the loss of a loved one can effect a child, in this case a loved friend. In a way I am using two prompts , Flowers and Childhood Love. This is a poem I wrote in 2012.
Link to Ritu’s Post
Link to rules and prompts
I picked for you some flowers
I picked for you some flowers I bought them to your door.
I picked for you some flowers but your mummy said you were not here any more.
Where you had gone to she would not say
When I asked where I could find you she brushed a tear away.
Why was your mummy crying why did she look so sad,
So I forgot to give her your flowers I do hope you won’t be mad.
I picked them by the stream where we are not meant to go,
I did not ask my mummy for I knew she would say no!
I knew they took you to hospital we all saw the ambulance the other day,
We all got so excited but then you see we did not think you’d stay……….. away.
I saw your dad out walking Kenyo yesterday
I asked how you were and like your mummy he would not say.
Kenyo was not bouncing and your dad looked sad,
I wish I had not spoke to him his sad eyes made me feel bad.
Every one misses you, well none as much as me.
I am lonely as I have your empty seat at school right next to me.
I asked my mum would she take me to see you ,
I asked if I could bake a cake and bring that with us too.
She made lots of excuses as to why we could not go ,
And I got very angry because I wanted to!! and I miss you so!
Mum said I am not to bother your mum and dad
And that you won’t be coming back. She won’t tell why that makes me so sad.
I asked why you had gone and why you’d not return.
I was met with silence and sad looks which made me cry till my eyes burned.
I picked for you some flowers I bought them to your door.
I picked for you some flowers but your mummy said you were not here any more.
Where you had gone to she would not say ,
When I asked where I could find you she brushed a tear away.
Oh Willow this is soooo sad. Children pick all sorts up… we need to help them process these events, not brush them under the carpet xxx
Yes we do , they just don’t understand when someone they love just disappears. We do have to be open about death and illness. 💜
I was touched by your words xxx
I feel strongly about this subject xxx
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I hate when adults don’t share the truth. This is soooo sad. It breaks my heart. This must be one of you best, Willow. ❤ ❤ ❤
Thanks Tess another subject I feel strongly about ❤ 😛❤ 😛
This was so touching and sad. Willow. Children are stronger than we think and it is better for them to know and understand the truth.
Yes we must always be open with them, this is something that I feel very strongly about!
Me too! 🙂
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This is so sad Willow, but so beautiful at the same time. Amazingly written it even brought a tear to my eye😢
I cried as I wrote it. In a way we write OEMs
Sorry hit send too early. I meant to say we write poems to make others feel as well as ourselves. Thanks for reading. xxx
Well love your OEMs anyway willow😉😚