for those fleeting moments that she was in our lives
she brought smiles to our faces
and a lightness to our hearts

taste the eager anticipation as she drew nearer to completion
and finally that sense of accomplishment
excitment
and elation and she sat majestically there
looking up from below
smiling down at us above.
how we fussed over her
the treasured
pampered member of the family.

but rudely she has been snatched from us once again
a cruel twist of fate
lying in a shattered heap in the grass
our broken hearts along with you
picking up the pieces that refuse to mend

baby we miss you
i miss you

irreplacable
always dearly remembered