Hannah

Hannah

There was no feeling like sitting with Hannah
and seeing her eyes react to our words
as if she seemed to understand every syllable.
She would kiss us no matter what we had been eating
and would lay with us no matter how little space
Was left in the bed.
She would comfort us when we were sad
and join in with us when the sounds of love
and laughter were heard.
She tugged at our hearts throughout her life
and never let us forget her.

The life of Hannah was spent on a path
where the end seemed too close
and her life was marked with a short calendar.
Her days were never spent dwelling on this
and to her there was no clock,
and no drum keeping time.
She was free to be what she wanted to be,
our friend with no rules or strings attached to her love.

The time came too quickly
when she could no longer leap and run,
where her toys grew dusty.
She showed us through her eyes
that she needed us now,
and that it would not be an easy thing.
She embraced our touches
and our gentle breath so close upon her face.
She nuzzled our hearts with understanding
and gave us permission to weep with her.

She knew that this day would be long
as it overflowed with our sorrow.
It would also be filled with remembrances
as she lent us the strength that
guided our hearts and held our hands steady.
She heard our whispers and those gentle sounds
echoed within her as eternity greeted her.
The touch of our fingers upon her soul
as it is lifted was welcomed,
and her joy gave it wings to fly
where we have yet to travel,
to a place where we will someday meet again.

We miss you Hannah.