Mama's Crying Mama's crying And I can't stop the pain Can't whisper softly Everything's gonna be ok Words of wisdom and my kisses Won't take these tears away Mama's crying...Mama's crying And I can't stop the pain They say time heals the broken heart A little more each day And seasons hold the memories We'll smile upon someday But her pain right now is deeper Than her faith in God and Church And as I hold my baby in my arms We both grieve for hers Summer's ending Autumn stumbles into place Anger and frustration Toss and turn our every day Mama's crying...Mama's crying It's gonna be a long cold winter Spring's a long long ways away They say time heals the broken heart A little more each day And with every new tomorrow Sorrow slowly fades... The heartache that she's feeling No one else can take away But I'll be right beside her Each baby step she takes Mama's crying And I can't stop the pain I can tell her that I love her Help her through each grueling day But I can't make it better Like I could in younger days Mama's crying...Mama's crying Cause I can't stop the pain Mama's crying...Mama's crying But I can't stop the pain For only time can dry her eyes And help us smile again... © 1997 Roslyn Ellis He Never Knew A flicker of sunlight One moment in time From May to September One blink of an eye Lullabies silent Questions of why Searching for answers I know I won't find But I'll find some comfort Knowing Aaron knew love And I'm glad there are things He never knew of... He never knew hunger He never knew pain He never knew violence Some children face He never knew bigotry Color of skin He never knew hatred or sin And I find some comfort in this He never knew anger Never knew war He never knew poverty Outside his door He never knew loneliness Some must endure He never knew these things exist And I find some comfort in this A flicker of sunlight In a Grandmother's eyes Tears are still falling And will for some time For there are some things I wish that he knew Taken for granted By both me and you But I'll find some comfort In this heart that he touched... For there's one thing I'm sure of I know he knew LOVE... © 1997 Roslyn Ellis Aaron's Birthday Today is Aaron's Birthday Birthday number one I'm gonna bake a chocolate cake A very special one I'll use a lot of icing and write his name in blue and directly underneath his name will sit Winnie the Pooh We'll gather 'round the table and sing his birthday song I know I'll shed a tear or two before his song is through There won't be a single candle on this very special night For the stars will be his candles as he joins us here tonight Today's is Aaron's Birthday Birthday number one He made my life so special though his had just begun Some people live a lifetime never knowing love But Aaron touched so many in only four short months Yes, today is Aaron's Birthday It would've been his first But in my heart he'll always live For he was Grandmom's first Happy Birthday Aaron! Love, Grandmom May 2, 1998 Letters to Aaron Bereavement Resources and Memorial Links Aaron's Sister Some of the graphics on this site are courtesy of Loraine Wauer Ferus. |