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Lay Your Head Upon My Heart

Lay your head on my heart my little one
Many are the plans I have for you
Many are the stories I hope to tell you
Many are the memories I hope to carry
Even as I carry you in my womb

Lay your head upon my heart my little one
I have seen you not
But I have imagined what you will look like
I have felt you turn like a storm
I have felt you kick like a goalie

Lay your head upon my heart my little one
Many are the songs we'll sing
Many are the rhymes we'll create
Many are the storms we'll bear
Even as we walk through life together

Lay your head upon my heart my little one
I dream of stars you'll shine brighter than
I dream of wounds we'll cry about
I dream of hugs we'll share
Even as we live this life together

Lay your head upon my heart my little one
Daddy's eyes and Mummy's smile
Daddy's laughter and Mummy's hug
Daddy's protection and Mummy charms
Oh, the possibilities...

Lay your head upon my broken heart my little one
Lay your head upon my sobbing heart my little one
My shattered heart strewn into a million little pieces
My hopes and dreams... My hopes and dreams...

Oh, the memories we could have made,
Oh, the songs we could have sung,
The games we could have played
The little pieces that should have come together
The masterpiece waiting to be painted

Lay your head upon my grief-stricken heart my little one
For I dreamed of the day we would meet
But I dreamed of a different way
Yet here you lie, lifeless yet still beautiful
Here you lie, the candle snuffed out too soon

Even now, as you lay your beautiful head upon my inconsolable heart
You are beautiful my little one
You are precious in my eyes my little one
You are still the gift I waited for my little one
But now you rest in the bosom of your heavenly Father

Where shall my head rest? Where shall my heart rest?
Where shall my tears rest? Where shall my dreams rest?
Where shall my hope and expectation rest?
Where shall I find rest?

I shall lay my head upon my Father's heart
I shall lay my grief-stricken heart in my Father's hand
I shall rest my head in my Father's bosom
My heart though inconsolable shall find rest in Him

I WILL LAY MY HEAD UPON MY FATHER'S HEART.

I wrote this poem especially for all the Mothers (and Fathers) who have been unborn. Today/ yesterday, we gave standing ovations to the Mothers that met and raised their babies.

But this year I say 'Happy Mother's Day' to the Mothers who never had the chance to raise their babies because they passed into the bosom of our Father. 

 Happy Mother's Day heroines!

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