One Week with You

One week with you was all that we had -
A week of surprise, both joyful and sad.
Those hopes that were granted, so quickly to flee
Only one week to have you with me.

Some wait a lifetime never to know
That breathless excitement of feeling you grow.
Some choose not to welcome this sweet gift of life;
Some squander that time with anger and strife.

I can’t help but wonder if we’d known you more,
What beautiful times we might have had in store.
But one week with you was all we were given -
So we cherish those memories til we meet you, in Heaven.

- shg 02.24.08