Written during a time of racial prejudice, the poem subtly critiques societal norms through the lens of a bereaved mother's experience. The mother's yearning for her deceased child, Anna Jane, …

Jul 15, 2024 · These beautiful and inspirational poems on the death of a child provide a space for reflection, healing, and understanding. They remind us that even in the face of unimaginable …

Lord, no, she ‘s none o’ mine; My little one what died. A borrowed chile, her size. To match dat Heabenly mate. Of my dead Anna Jane. So she ‘s still only seben. A gal at forty year! (Howard …

Dec 5, 2017 · For all the joy Thy child shall bring, For the risk of grief we’ll run. We’ll shelter him with tenderness, We’ll love him while we may, And for the happiness we’ve known, Forever …

A child of mine," God said "For you to love while she lives And to mourn for when she's dead." "It may be six or seven years Or twenty-two or three But will you till I call her back Take care of …

This poem says a lot that we parents have to understand, no matter how old they are, they are "a child of mine..." but only for a little while. You are forever in our hearts Brad, and Elliot, all of you.

This famous poem by Edgar Albert Guest (1881-1959) has been bringing comfort to grief stricken parents for years. Guest himself suffered the loss of two of his children. A Child of Mine is a …

Grief and Losing a Child. Borrowed – Poem About Losing a Child; Everywhere – Grieving Poem About Losing a Child; Fly – Song Lyrics in Poem Format – A Lullaby For My Son, Kevin; Gift – …

1675 The Borrowed Child. M Y chile? Lord, no, she ’s none o’ mine; She ’s des one I have tried. To put in place of Anna Jane— My little one what died. Dat ’s long ago; no one but me. Knows …

Oct 10, 2012 · I once borrowed A child/you could say Lent. She was lent to me Because her mother was a drug addict…I believed in the system…believed a caseworker…needed infinite …