Liam James Burden

Published: January 2023

For Liam, From Liam!

In memory of my son Liam who was stillborn on November 9, 2022 at 35 weeks pregnant.

For Liam, From Liam!

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  1. 1. Until I Hold You Again

    • By Annette G. Mahan
    • Published: December 2021

    in Son Death Poems

    I should have held you longer,
    I should have held you tighter.
    When you were a baby, I rocked you to sleep
    and put you down because there was work to be done,

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    I lost both my sons in 2020. Joshua was 30 and died from gunshot in his head April 2nd. They called it a suicide. It was not. His older brother Chris, 33, died in June. He hung himself. Chris...

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  2. 2. Beautiful Boy

    • By Lorraine Durkin
    • Published: May 2021

    in In Memory Poems

    Remember me with laughter, for I loved to make you smile.
    I'll be that funny thought you haven't thought of in a while.
    Remember me when sunshine is streaming on your face;
    the warmth that you are feeling is me and my embrace.

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  4. 3. Waiting For Heaven

    in Son Death Poems

    Your very first breath of life, I was there.
    Tiny miracle of God, you appeared,
    overflowing with joy, my eyes cried a tear,
    outstretching my arms to hold you so near.

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  5. 4. Pain Told Love

    in Death Moving On Poems

    Pain told love I'm not here to stay.
    Once I've taught all I can, I'll be on my way.
    It might be tomorrow or next month or year.
    Each lesson is learned with every new tear.

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    Wow, this is an absolutely beautiful poem! Although I haven't experienced loss on this level personally, it still touched me deeply. There is hope and love after loss, even if it takes a...

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  7. 5. Gone But Not Forgotten

    in Baby Death Poems

    You were a ripple on a glass-like pond,
    Just a moment in time; it's hard to respond.

    A wave crashing onto an empty beach,

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  8. 6. Absent From The Body

    in In Memory Poems

    You have served your time
    and lived out your days.
    You have now made the move
    from your house of clay.

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  9. 7. Passing Time

    in Son Death Poems

    I close the door on yet another day.
    It's been over eight years now since you went away.
    It now seems like forever since I last saw your face.
    Time ticks on at a startlingly pace.

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    Today would have been my son's 35th birthday. We had just lost my little sister suddenly on Nov 7, 2018. After her funeral, I flew to Norfolk, VA, to spend Thanksgiving with my daughter. I...

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  10. 8. Shore Of Sorrow's Sea

    in Grief Poems

    By the shore of Sorrow's sea,
    waves of tears roll endlessly,

    cries that pierce this misty veil,

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    • Votes 88
    • Rating 4.42
  11. 9. Balloons In Heaven

    • By Sharon L. Rice
    • Published: January 2019

    in In Memory Poems

    Your birthday is here again,
    but in heaven you will be.
    We will celebrate your special day
    visiting you and your memorial tree.

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  12. 10. Birthday Wishes To My Son In Heaven


    in In Memory Poems

    If I could have one wish in life,
    That wish would have to be
    That God would take away my pain
    And send you back to me.

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    I am a mother and a grandmother. The Bible teaches us that no sin is greater than another because of forgiveness. I believe the same with sorrow. None greater or less than another. It's in...

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  13. 11. Maleah Antionette Gray

    • By Courtney A. Eller
    • Published: December 2018

    in Baby Death Poems

    God gave me an angel,
    A sweet, smiling baby girl.
    He gave her to me...
    10 little fingers, 10 tiny toes...all curled.

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  14. 12. A Call From Heaven

    in Grief Poems

    I lie awake long into the night,
    Hoping that maybe you just might
    Give me a call to say you're okay
    And let me know you made it through the day.

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  15. 13. Long, Long Summer Day

    in Son Death Poems

    With angels on this summer day,
    you never woke; you slipped away.

    Now day just dims into the night.

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    Linda, You ask me how I go on, I wish I could tell you. I'm exactly where you are. I feel no peace in my son Chris's passing, Chris was long into recovery he was on a low dose antidepressant...

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  16. 14. Tell Me It's Okay

    • By Tiffany Underwood
    • Published: August 2018

    in Loss Poems

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    Tell me it's okay
    To just want to cry.
    Tell me it's okay
    To never say goodbye.

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  17. 15. Baby Boy Silas

    in Baby Death Poems

    Now we lay you down to sleep.
    Our baby boy's soul to keep.
    We pray you feel how much you're loved.
    So many hearts you've surely touched.

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  18. 16. Sometimes In Our Lives

    in Loss Poems

    Sometimes in our lives
    we feel a great deal of pain
    because we lose someone special.
    These feelings we can't explain.

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    • Rating 4.29
  19. 17. Reality

    • By Denise Tiburcio
    • Published: February 2018

    in Son Death Poems

    I have nightmares and can't sleep.
    The loss of you is a wound so deep.

    My mind recorded the times we had.

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    I lost my oldest son on September 23, 2016. He was just 21 years old. He and my husband were riding in the back seat of some guy's car that they worked with on their way home from work when...

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  20. 18. A Child Of Mine

    Famous Poem


    in Famous Death Poems

    I will lend you, for a little time,
    A child of mine, He said.
    For you to love the while he lives,
    And mourn for when he's dead.

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    I received this poem anonymously in the mail 5 days after my son was born. This was 41 years ago in 1980. Tragically he passed away at the age of 16 in an auto accident. I remembered the poem...

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  21. 19. Death Unnoticed

    • By Harold Daigle
    • Published: November 2016

    in Loss Poems

    Out there in the Milky Way,
    Where a billion stars call home,
    When you look really close,
    You'll see that each is alone.

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    • Votes 162
    • Rating 4.43
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    With the death of my cousin, best friend, more like sister, I feel so alone, but this beautiful poem has made realize I'm not.

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  22. 20. Daddy's Little Angel

    in Baby Death Poems

    Tiny angel, baby girl
    Spread your wings and fly.
    God picked you as his special angel,
    Up there in the sky.

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    • Stories 3
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    • Favorited 14
    • Votes 61
    • Rating 4.57
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    Hi, myself and my partner just recently went through a medical termination due to our baby being diagnosed with anencephaly. Our baby was born on May 7, 2020 at 13 weeks, 4 days. It's...

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