Another Birthday...

Tomorrow is Katie's birthday. She would have been 19 years old. Ten years ago, on her 9th birthday, I wrote this poem for her...

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Nine

Dear God Our Father in heaven

It’s an extraordinary day!
For You have with You a little girl
Who’s nine years old today.

I know that You will celebrate
Oh so joyously,
But Lord, please heed this prayer,

As a special favor to me.

I could make a list of all the gifts
That she’d really love,
But what delights her most of all
Is just a simple hug.

She’d enjoy blowing out the candles
On her birthday cake,
But that won’t be necessary,
For what wish would she make?

She already has everything
That a little girl enjoys –
A golden playground in the sky
Filled with lots of toys.

She can run through the clouds
And laugh, sing, and play;
She probably sits in Granny’s lap
And cuddles every day.

With angel friends to play with
And chase among the breeze,
She’s the happiest she’s ever been –
Healthy, whole, and free.

So as angel choirs sing
The birthday song for her today,
Please touch our hearts and send
Your loving peace our way.

I know that every day is wondrous,
Up there where You’re from,
But Lord, please wish my angel
“Happy Birthday” from her mom.

for katie by mom
April 17, 2000
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