A few years ago whilst chatting on a poetry forum, I was very moved by a poignant message from a poet who had just lost her baby only a short time after giving birth. As a result I wrote the following poem for her by way of trying to offer some form of consolation. It turned out to be longer than I originally anticipated as I tried to weave into the story some of the grief that is felt by Ministers to whom falls the unenviable task of conducting a funeral service for a child. Only the Almighty knows the answers of course, so this poem is purely my interpretation of one way in which the Lord might choose to manifest His presence. By its nature the poem deals with a harsh reality. When I sent it to the lady in question she told me that although it reduced her to tears she would keep it forever.
