Baby Teacher
Our baby was a
gift to us and a great teacher.
We learned patience and
compassion.
We were given a crash course in values-
Things that
once seemed so important
All at once became meaningless.
There
was a new depth to our souls, our faith, and our beings-
A
learning
A wisdom
An understanding.
We ourselves had
touched death-
Death that came wrapped in a little blanket.
This
was death to our humanity.
We have also touched life and hope.
A
life we will greet in heaven,
And a hope to meet him there soon.
A
faith we once practiced, we now live.
We discovered friends
and neighbors we never knew.
Stories that resonate throughout
generations.
People who taught us empathy and comfort.
We
learned how to let go and to go on.
All these things were taught
to us by a precious teacher
Who never spoke a word or taught a
class
And whose footprints will remain always in our hearts.
~written in memory of Michael Norman Braun
by his Mommy, Jennifer