There are now three empty chairs at the Christmas table.
It's a time I find difficult, even unable
To find joy on this family day.
We are so lost since you went away.
Our lives have less joy and our days are sad.
I cry when I remember all that we had.
Christmas day was that special day of the year
Where we gathered around with festive cheer.
A time of love, smiles and joy,
A time to watch the children open their gifts, play with their toys.
The turkey cooking and puddings to be made,
All the excitement and noise and a beautiful table we laid.
But once again we feel a loss of someone special we love,
And once again we cry and turn our look to above.
Heaven holds all three of you now,
And our loss and pain is too much, oh wow.
My mum, dad, and brother, now all gone.
It hurts, this loss; it feels so wrong.
There are now only our memories that we can hold dear.
And as we say Merry Christmas, we also shed a tear.
As we look upon the three empty chairs,
I will raise my glass as we toast and share.
We miss you all so very much; now you're in heaven above.
To all of you, my family, with all our hearts, we send our love.
Remembering Lost Loved Ones At Christmas
Three Empty Chairs
©
Sandra Hearth
more by Sandra Hearth
Published by Family Friend Poems January 2020 with permission of the Author.
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