Little sparrow
fell from high
hit her head
and promptly died.
Momma bird
felt all alone
said, “Now this nest
is not a home.”
“We’re still here,”
brothers cried.
“We’re so sad
that sister died.”
“And I’m about,”
said Daddy bird.
But momma bird heard
not a word.
She tried to chirp.
She tried to sing.
She tried to do
most anything
to mend the place
within her heart
little sparrow left
but
she fell apart.
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It tears my heart apart. But dear little Sparrow, life must go on till it can’t. It is an unassuming poem, but the pain of bereavement it packs can melt a mountain.
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Written for my neighbor whose 9 ya old daughter died in a car accident this past March. My neighbor was driving. They were hit by a drunk driver. Her stepson was also in the car but he wasn’t hurt. It is sad. She was just a little sparrow. Thanks for reading Uma.
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