I did this layout for my good friend who gave birth to a stillborn baby last year. This is a poem that I was recently introduced to entitled, Irene, written about the author's stillborn daughter. I haven't been able to get it out of my head.

The wind through the cyprus made them sway,
And rolled the clouds back that winter day,
The sun shone through long enough to say,
"Your baby was here, but cannot stay."

For there are more important things to do,
And she must add a gleam to heavens hue
To help brighten the pathway for one and all,
For through the darkness, great men fall!

This little spirit, so pleasant and fair,
Returned to the ones who were waiting there.
And when I walk out in the night divine,
I know one of the stars that shine is mine!

She came to the earth just for a while,
Not long enough to see her smile.
For this little baby we loved so much
Was just to precious for a mothers touch.

Ellen H. Gardner

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Background paper from Moroccan Ocean Sunset by Victoria Greenlees (Chirpi)
Fresh Foliage 1 Brush by DesignFruit
Font: CAC Shishoni Brush