Loved

This is a piece a friend of mine recently asked me to write. He lost his daughter to cancer just over a year ago. She was only 22. I was honored to fulfill this request and present him with something special.

Loved

Loved from the moment you entered our world

Loved by those eager to embrace you, hold you, and pour love upon you for your days upon this earth

Loved

As an infant you held tight to our fingers, embracing our hearts

Innocently loving those in your presence

And later on, wrapping your arms around our necks whispering

“I love you”

To anyone who would listen

Dreaming the dreams of a little girl for life’s journey

Blossoming into a young woman

Beautiful

Vibrant

Full of life

Smiling with sparkling eyes at those holding you within their hearts

Readily grasping the possibilities of a future unknown

Dreaming

Loved

Unexpected was the news of a bright future cut tragically short

Broken and scared as to what was to come

Treasuring every remaining moment

Loving as never before

Loved

Cherishing the time we shared, but thirsting for more

Longing to walk you down the aisle to meet the one you would marry

Yearning to hold the grandchildren who will never be

Aching to have your arms wrap around our necks once more

Loved by many

Grieving hearts

Embracing your precious memory

Burying it deep within

Treasured

Loved eternally

You Are Loved