God spoke,<\/p>\n
but I did not hear Him,<\/p>\n
not then.<\/p>\n
Instead, I held you,<\/p>\n
propped in my arms<\/p>\n
while you slept deeply,<\/p>\n
slipping away.<\/p>\n
I watched the grey,<\/p>\n
heavy sky loom over<\/p>\n
the ocean.<\/p>\n
My heart felt heavier<\/p>\n
than the snow-laden clouds<\/p>\n
as my memories<\/p>\n
filled me…<\/p>\n
your childhood laugh,<\/p>\n
nighttime prayers,<\/p>\n
sledding down the back hill,<\/p>\n
splashing in the ocean,<\/p>\n
playing school in the kitchen<\/p>\n
(you, the student, I, the teacher).<\/p>\n
I held you<\/p>\n
and prayed our<\/p>\n
childhood prayers<\/p>\n
for you,<\/p>\n
sang songs,<\/p>\n
whispered now-forgotten words<\/p>\n
into your ear,<\/p>\n
rocking you gently,<\/p>\n
getting ready to<\/p>\n
give you back<\/p>\n
to God.<\/p>\n
Only after you left<\/p>\n
did I understand<\/p>\n
the gift I had been given:<\/p>\n
my moment of Grace.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Eve Remillard<\/p>\n
10\/13\/2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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