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ecrivan
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0 posted 2002-05-19 12:35 PM



Behold silence over babe's head
strength passes from cradle's dead
abrupt happenings
in the middle of the night
a child's breath seeps out of sight

behold the strength of the spoken word
"cradle death in the land of absurds",
is it the child that tuns over in sleep
that causes heartache, young parents to weep?


Behold life passes through conduits that channel
breath runs through tubes that funnel
inhalation is curtailed,
headstones at tiny graves, unveiled...
demand explanations
frustration...


breath that escapes
from lands of no return
explanations of silent nights,
of the spirit that passes over
doors of the chosen
of orchestrated wails at the foot of beds,
it happens abruptly when least expected
how delicate life is
when breath is connected.




[This message has been edited by ecrivan (05-19-2002 12:39 PM).]

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1 posted 2002-05-19 12:49 PM


You did a truly good job describing crib death, and just how fragile a small life is, or any life for that matter.  How unexcepted and abrupt it is indeed.  Well done.

  

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2 posted 2002-05-19 01:28 PM


Very well done Martin.
There can be nothing more tragic than the sudden loss of a child.
~Heart Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

ecrivan
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3 posted 2002-05-19 01:36 PM


Mysteria

unfortunately this hits the news


[This message has been edited by ecrivan (05-19-2002 01:37 PM).]

ecrivan
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4 posted 2002-05-19 09:43 PM


Nancy,

yes the sudden loss of a child, like this particularly is an awful experience


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