Husband Death Poem

Letter From A Mourning Wife And Mother

A mourning wife and mother writes a letter to her husband and father of her child who has passed away.

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I had to respond and thank you for your posting and story. I too lost my partner, husband, and best friend in May of 2010 when our son was only 14 months old. Had it not been for that...

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The Loss Of A Child's Father

Published by Family Friend Poems June 2008 with permission of the Author.

Your loss came so unexpectedly.
I thought many more years we would have to share.
But God had another plan
and at times the loss and grief are things I just can't bear.
We created the most wonderful son.
And he looks and acts just like you.
I never thought that I'd have to raise him and care for him
not always being reassured by you of the right things to do.
He asks about you all the time and says
"Mommy, I miss daddy. When can I see him again?"
I tell him that you are in heaven
and when you reunite
you can catch up on all the things that have been.
Hours, days, months, and years pass by
but the love of a father and a son never runs dry.
I miss you as one of my best friends,
but I can't change anything that has happened or what has been.
Our son is the legacy that you leave for all to see.
And I pray that God has wrapped his loving arms around you,
allowing you the chance to be all that you can be.
I love you, and I miss you.

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by Kristia, Monroe
14 years ago

This poem touched me so much that as I was reading it I had tears rolling down my cheeks. My son just lost his father and my best friend on Nov. 2, 2010. In fact he was buried on the day that we were married which was Nov. 5. I never thought this day would ever come that I would see my son in so much pain. As I am trying to grieve I am staying strong for our son. I have never felt so helpless as a mother as I do now. Mommy's are to take the pain away and make it better. In this case I cannot. I can just be there to wipe his tears and hold him tightly and tell him that I truely love him with all my heart. My life time love and best friend is no longer here and that pain is unexplainable.

by Kate L., Wisconsin
9 years ago

I had to respond and thank you for your posting and story. I too lost my partner, husband, and best friend in May of 2010 when our son was only 14 months old. Had it not been for that "legacy" he left me, I'm not sure that I would have ever gotten out of bed again. It is so difficult for us to decipher God's plan and we may not understand it, but it will all work out to His Glory. Our son is now beginning to grasp what he is really missing as he watches his friends with their dads and it tears my heart out when he weeps for his daddy. I press on because I know God is asking me to raise my son to be a righteous, responsible, and honorable young man - just like his father.
Thank you again.