Infants Remembered In Silence (IRIS) - Poems

Silent Love

By Marilyn Tylka, R.N.

Not everyone knows the force and depth of silent love-
It is not always easy to find.
Many days it comes lost in pain and sorrow.
But SILENT LOVE is there-
You and I know that.

Not everyone knows that silent love can last forever-
Long after we’ve had to part.
Some may question our very stability.
As memories or feelings are recalled.
But SILENT LOVE needs this-
You and I know that.

Not everyone knows only a parent is capable of this
Deep, special kind of love-
It is a bond reserved for parent and child.
I will know only one mother, one father,
SILENT LOVE knows that can only be you-
You and I know that.

Not everyone knows that Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
Are your days, too-
And yes, our time together was far too short,
And not hardly fair.
But let your SILENT LOVE whisper
A HAPPY MOTHER’S/FATHER’S Day from me.

In your SILENT LOVE hold your memory of me close,
See it in a warm ray of sunshine-
Since I cannot give you a hug.
Since I cannot show you a smile.
See it in the calm of a rainbow after a storm.

Signed: Your Baby

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