Olivia
Dear child I know we never met
I’ve never seen your smile.
But God asked me to pray for you
for just a little while.
I got the news just late today
last night was when you left.
One week was all I had to give
before your final breath.
The Comforter I sent to you
several times a day.
I urged He go with healing hand
each time that I would pray.
His Spirit pressed into my soul
a child I never knew.
From pools beneath my folded hands
my tears He brought to you.
He said with faith, His pleasure found
my faith not strong enough.
But from my prayers for you, dear child
I found a strength of love.
Olivia, I fear I failed
dear child of only eight.
And now you walk on streets of gold
beyond a pearly gate.
I have a void I cannot fill.
Love found on bended knee.
I ask while walking there with God
if you could pray for me.
I love a child I never met
Nor have I seen her smile.
But God asked me to wait for her
for just a little while.
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