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FOR. Our. BABY. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
G
O
D
HAD. A. BETTER. PLAN:///
SHE. ONLY. WAS. HERE, ON. THIS--EARTH--FOR
BUT--ONE-DAY:///
FOR
G
O
D
HAD HIS. HOLY
WILL, and. WAY, and. OUR
BABY-GIRL. On. This. EARTH, COULD. NO
L. O. N. G. E. R------STAY:///
The. Twenty. Seventh. OF.
J
U
L
Y:///
is. The. Deepest. DAY,
Of. The. YEAR,
that. I. Hang
My. HEAD,
And. I. Deeply.
S
I
G
H:///
In. Nineteen-Seventy-Eight
our. Little. Precious.
A
N
G
E
L
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}
WAS. CALLED. TO. BE. AT
G
O
D
S
SIDE-IN-THE-HOLY
H
E
A
V
E
N
{{{{{{{{. AMEN. }}}}}}}}
FOR. ME. HER. DADDY
i. LOST. My. BABY-GIRL. ON. THE
28th. DAY. OF. JULY. 1978
and. SOON. It. WILL. BE. HER
>>>>>>>>. 38th. >>>. BIRTHDAY. <<<<<<<<
as. I'm. Thinking. About. HER. NOW. Very
DEEPLY. Back
THEN:///
T. H. I. N. K. I. N. G
BACK. TO. THAT
T
I
M
E:///
EVERTHINGeverythingEVERYTHING
Every. Detailed. MOMENT, and. MOVEMENT,
I. R E M E M B E R_____SO. Precisely. vividly. In. Every. DETAIL,
With. PERFECT. RHYME:///
I. FELT. THAT. The. WORLD. STOPPED. TURNING. And
E. V. E. R. Y. T. H. I. N. G
S
T
O
P
P
E
D
IN. PLACE:///
I. R E M E M B E R
H
O
W
I. PRAYED, FOR
G
O
D
S
LOVE. COMPASSION. MERCY. And
G
R
A
C
E:///
I. WAS. T R O U B L E D. And. C O N F U S E D
and. In. SUCH. SHOCK. HURT. And
D
I
S
A
R
R
A
Y:///
as. I. Know. OH. GOD. Your. Remembering. ME. AS. IM
W. R. I. T. I. N. G.~.THIS. As. This. Moment. To. You. I'm. Writing. This
P
O
E
M
~~~~~~~~~. TODAY. ~~~~~~~~
I. Was. So. TROUBLED. CONFUSED. And. In. Deep. DISARRAY,
As. The. CONDITION--Our. Little. BABY. Was. IN,
when. She. Was. BORN. And. TO. GOD. I
P
R
A
Y
E
D:///
as. I'm. WRITING. NOW. TEARS. FLOW. DOWN
MY. CHEEKS. As. I'm. HURTING--VERY-DEEP, B U T,
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
HAD. SEVERE-BIRTH-DEFECTS
and. Had. To. BE. RUSHED, and. MEDEVACED
by. Emergency. HELICOPTER. To
Chapel. Hill. Children's. Hospital
for. CORRECTIVE-LIFE-SAVING-SURGERY
-------- I. Had. The. Choice. To. GO, on. The. MEDEVACED.
transport. With. HER
but. With. My. WIFE
I. Decided. To
S T A Y____
I. FELT. If. I. DID-NOT. GO. Along:///
that. SOMETHING. WOULD. GO
WRONG:///
I. Was. Terrified. And. Scared, As. I. PRAYED. OH. Dear. GOD
Maybe. It's. Not. Meant. To. BE:///
that. Our. Baby. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
is. Meant. To. Be, here. With. My. Wife. And. ME:///
And. The. Next. DAY. At. 0505--AM
we. Received. The. News. That. Our. Baby
DID-NOT-SURVIVE-THE-SURGERY-and-DIED-OF-RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS_______
and. Now. NO-MORE. In. HURT. And. EXTREME-PAIN. And. DISTRESS_____
BUT. AT. GODS. HOLY. SIDE. iN
H
E
A
V
E
N
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. A M E N. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
SHE. WAS. IN. SEVERE. PAIN. And. DISTRESS. And. SHE. COULD. NoT. BREATHE. AIR
on. HER. OWN:///
i. Felt. SO. HELPLESS. BROKEN---HEARTED. BAD. SAD. And
COLD. To. The. BONE:///
THIS
IS
A
HARD
POEM
TO
W R I T E:///
And. To. Have. A
POSITIVE
LIGHT:///
But. We. ALL. KNOW:///
We. Learn. To. Live. And. LOVE
and. LET--GOD. And. Pray. With
FAITH. LOVE. And. HOPE
in. Our. Life. Living. And
LOVING
and
JUST
LET
GO:///
FOR. As. We. ALL. COME
to. REALIZE. And
U N D E R S T A N D:///
That
G
O
D
OUR. ALMIGHTY
{{{. FATHER. }}}
HE. HOLDS. OUR
Life. Living. And. LOVE
in. The. PALM. OF. HIS
H
A
N
D
and. For. US. Each. And
E. V. E. R. Y. O. N. E
____________________
the. ALMIGHTY.
{{{. HE. }}}
HAS. For
every. Woman. Child. And. Man
a. Blessed. Loving.
P
L
A
N:///
BY. JOHN. D. JUNGERS
2O. JULY. 2 0 1 6
FOR. Our. BABY. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
G
O
D
HAD. A. BETTER. PLAN:///
SHE. ONLY. WAS. HERE, ON. THIS--EARTH--FOR
BUT--ONE-DAY:///
FOR
G
O
D
HAD HIS. HOLY
WILL, and. WAY, and. OUR
BABY-GIRL. On. This. EARTH, COULD. NO
L. O. N. G. E. R------STAY:///
The. Twenty. Seventh. OF.
J
U
L
Y:///
is. The. Deepest. DAY,
Of. The. YEAR,
that. I. Hang
My. HEAD,
And. I. Deeply.
S
I
G
H:///
In. Nineteen-Seventy-Eight
our. Little. Precious.
A
N
G
E
L
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}
WAS. CALLED. TO. BE. AT
G
O
D
S
SIDE-IN-THE-HOLY
H
E
A
V
E
N
{{{{{{{{. AMEN. }}}}}}}}
FOR. ME. HER. DADDY
i. LOST. My. BABY-GIRL. ON. THE
28th. DAY. OF. JULY. 1978
and. SOON. It. WILL. BE. HER
>>>>>>>>. 38th. >>>. BIRTHDAY. <<<<<<<<
as. I'm. Thinking. About. HER. NOW. Very
DEEPLY. Back
THEN:///
T. H. I. N. K. I. N. G
BACK. TO. THAT
T
I
M
E:///
EVERTHINGeverythingEVERYTHING
Every. Detailed. MOMENT, and. MOVEMENT,
I. R E M E M B E R_____SO. Precisely. vividly. In. Every. DETAIL,
With. PERFECT. RHYME:///
I. FELT. THAT. The. WORLD. STOPPED. TURNING. And
E. V. E. R. Y. T. H. I. N. G
S
T
O
P
P
E
D
IN. PLACE:///
I. R E M E M B E R
H
O
W
I. PRAYED, FOR
G
O
D
S
LOVE. COMPASSION. MERCY. And
G
R
A
C
E:///
I. WAS. T R O U B L E D. And. C O N F U S E D
and. In. SUCH. SHOCK. HURT. And
D
I
S
A
R
R
A
Y:///
as. I. Know. OH. GOD. Your. Remembering. ME. AS. IM
W. R. I. T. I. N. G.~.THIS. As. This. Moment. To. You. I'm. Writing. This
P
O
E
M
~~~~~~~~~. TODAY. ~~~~~~~~
I. Was. So. TROUBLED. CONFUSED. And. In. Deep. DISARRAY,
As. The. CONDITION--Our. Little. BABY. Was. IN,
when. She. Was. BORN. And. TO. GOD. I
P
R
A
Y
E
D:///
as. I'm. WRITING. NOW. TEARS. FLOW. DOWN
MY. CHEEKS. As. I'm. HURTING--VERY-DEEP, B U T,
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
HAD. SEVERE-BIRTH-DEFECTS
and. Had. To. BE. RUSHED, and. MEDEVACED
by. Emergency. HELICOPTER. To
Chapel. Hill. Children's. Hospital
for. CORRECTIVE-LIFE-SAVING-SURGERY
-------- I. Had. The. Choice. To. GO, on. The. MEDEVACED.
transport. With. HER
but. With. My. WIFE
I. Decided. To
S T A Y____
I. FELT. If. I. DID-NOT. GO. Along:///
that. SOMETHING. WOULD. GO
WRONG:///
I. Was. Terrified. And. Scared, As. I. PRAYED. OH. Dear. GOD
Maybe. It's. Not. Meant. To. BE:///
that. Our. Baby. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
is. Meant. To. Be, here. With. My. Wife. And. ME:///
And. The. Next. DAY. At. 0505--AM
we. Received. The. News. That. Our. Baby
DID-NOT-SURVIVE-THE-SURGERY-and-DIED-OF-RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS_______
and. Now. NO-MORE. In. HURT. And. EXTREME-PAIN. And. DISTRESS_____
BUT. AT. GODS. HOLY. SIDE. iN
H
E
A
V
E
N
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. A M E N. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{. CHRISTINA. ANNE. }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
SHE. WAS. IN. SEVERE. PAIN. And. DISTRESS. And. SHE. COULD. NoT. BREATHE. AIR
on. HER. OWN:///
i. Felt. SO. HELPLESS. BROKEN---HEARTED. BAD. SAD. And
COLD. To. The. BONE:///
THIS
IS
A
HARD
POEM
TO
W R I T E:///
And. To. Have. A
POSITIVE
LIGHT:///
But. We. ALL. KNOW:///
We. Learn. To. Live. And. LOVE
and. LET--GOD. And. Pray. With
FAITH. LOVE. And. HOPE
in. Our. Life. Living. And
LOVING
and
JUST
LET
GO:///
FOR. As. We. ALL. COME
to. REALIZE. And
U N D E R S T A N D:///
That
G
O
D
OUR. ALMIGHTY
{{{. FATHER. }}}
HE. HOLDS. OUR
Life. Living. And. LOVE
in. The. PALM. OF. HIS
H
A
N
D
and. For. US. Each. And
E. V. E. R. Y. O. N. E
____________________
the. ALMIGHTY.
{{{. HE. }}}
HAS. For
every. Woman. Child. And. Man
a. Blessed. Loving.
P
L
A
N:///
BY. JOHN. D. JUNGERS
2O. JULY. 2 0 1 6
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