She Had A Little Girl (I wrote this for a woman I met working at Walmart)

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Open Poetry #42

She Had A Little Girl (I wrote this for a woman I met working at Walmart)

LynnFromCT
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since 2008-02-18

Posts 53
CT, USA

0 posted 2008-03-01 12:09 PM

This woman I met had all these pins attached to her smock she wore at Walmart - I commented on a pretty little angel pin... and she told me she wears it for the baby who died during child birth... and that made me think - I asked the childs name - She told me she named her Jenny.I went home, wrote this poem and brought back to her the next day. She hugged me, and cried. I hugged her back.

She had a little girl
who didn't have a chance
to grow and be beautiful
and to learn to dance

She had a little girl
as pretty as a rose
she didn't have chance
to wear pretty clothes

She had a little girl
who didn't last the birth
her name was Jenny Lynn
who she buried in the earth

She had a little girl
dressed in pretty lace
with a pretty little smile
on her pretty little face

She had a little girl
who was taken from day one
she went to be an angel
before her life had begun

She had a little girl
when she sleeps she sees her face
at the night dreams seem real
as she feels a warm embrace

She had a little girl
she holds within her heart
as long as she breathes
they'll never be apart

SarBear
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since 2003-06-05

Posts 205
Massachusetts

1 posted 2008-03-01 12:36 PM

This is great and very touching. She must be so happy to have something like this to remember her daughter by.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2008-03-01 04:35 AM

Fine writing...James

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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since 2000-01-29

Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia

3 posted 2008-03-01 04:44 AM

Lynn, this is a very touching and beautiful write.. I'm pleased you went back and gave to her... love RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

effjayel
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since 2007-09-30

Posts 1474
At the Crossroads of Infinity

4 posted 2008-03-01 05:24 AM

Very touching Lynn, I'm sure she loved it...

John

simon
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since 2008-01-14

Posts 440
London, England

5 posted 2008-03-01 06:46 AM

This is heartbreaking even without the background, with it, it's merely beautiful.

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

6 posted 2008-03-01 02:53 PM

Lynn...That was a very tender act of kindness on your part. I'm sure what you did will always be remembered by that lady at Walmart...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

Artic Wind
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since 2007-09-16

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Realm of Supernatural

7 posted 2008-03-01 03:02 PM

Enjoyed the Write!

ARCTIC WIND

Indigo
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since 2001-05-17

Posts 602

8 posted 2008-03-01 03:08 PM

Lynn-
How amazing it is when we take the time to honor the experiences of another. It's what makes us human and it's our greatest gift. Beautiful!

Indigo

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