Turkles to the rescue! ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Lines For A Child Lent By God" By: Unknown Author I'll lend you for a little while A child of mine, He said, For you to love him while he lives, And mourn when he is dead. It may be six or seven years, Or twenty-two or three, But will you, till I call him back, Take care of him for me? He'll bring his charms to gladden you, And shall his stay be brief, You'll have his lovely memories For solace in your grief. I cannot promise he will stay, Since all from earth return, But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn. I've looked the wide world over In my search for teachers true, And from the throng that crowd life's loves I have selected you. Now will you give him all your love, Nor think the labor vain, nor hate me When I come to call to take him back again? I fancied that I heard them say Dear Lord, Thy will be done. For all the joy thy children bring The risk of grief we'll run. We'll shelter him with tenderness, We'll love him while we may, And for the happiness we've known Forever grateful stay. And shall the angels call for him Much sooner than we've planned, We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, And try to understand. Jean and Stan wrote: > Hi everybody > > I have to be present at the re-interment of a little baby who died 15 years > ago. At the time i found a little poem that the mother has asked me for > again I cannot find my copy and hope someone out there can help. I cannot > remember the correct wording but it goes something like this > > I lend you for a little while > A child of mine God said > To care for while she's with you > and mourn for when she's dead...... > > Thank you all - Particularly > .·:*´¨`*:·..·:*´¨`*:·. > *: * Richiele * * > *·. .·* > `*·-:¦:-*´ > ³´`*:»§«:*´`³ Who always has such lovely words of wisdom > > Jean NZ >