One Tear

One child,
Quiet does she sleep,
Never stirring,
Never again to make a peep,

Down on earth,
All life waking,
Waking her up,
Her king brings her home,

Young and confused,
The new angel does cry,
Staring through the golden gates,
Heaving in a deep sigh,

Her family stares,
Down where she does lay,
Crying for her,
All do they pray,

The little angel sitting in heaven,
watching all life go by,
Feeling the pain,
Only one tear does she cry.

--for Afton, newly crowned angel--