Our Child (Downs) for a dear friend

Our Child

We listened as the doctor told us that you had "Downs"
And we had no idea what that would mean to us or you.
We only knew that we had wanted you
           and waited for you
                    and loved you.
 
We listed to what the neighbors said when they saw you
           and how they sympathized with us that you were not "well"
We only knew that we had brought you home
     and  needed you to be with us
         and that we loved you!
 
 
We listened to well meaning friends when we lost you
        and how it was better because your health had never been quite right...
 We only knew that God in Heaven loved you
        and wanted you
              and was waiting for you
                     and you were perfect in His sight.

Thena (written for a dear friend)

That touched me deeply. I've never seen any poetry for special needs kids. I can hardly express my gratitude for your work. I have an autistic boy and I just think your work is so special. May God Bless you greatly for your work!

Thank you Lora, I wrote a special little book for my friends who have special needs children using Blurb.com. I have learned so much about love just watching my friends as they love and care for their little ones.