Hannah

I wrote this poem when a six year old girl choked to death in the canteen at my son`s school a few years ago.

It was a time of intense grieving not only for the parents but for other pupils and mothers connected to the school.  Tears were shed in the playground for many weeks as we all publicly mourned the loss of little Hannah.  Stunned by the cruelty and poignant realities of life and death, we shared our grief and disbelief at such a significant and devastating loss of a beautiful little girl.

Our school has lost an angel

He called her to his side;

Wanted her beside Him

no matter how we cried.

Took away her smiling face,

her golden curls, her joy

to play with other angels;

a cherub to enjoy.

Many friends she left behind

United in our grief

but blessed to have known this "shining star"

Although her life was brief.

RIP Hannah x