Candle Lighting

Around the globe candles are lit today

As parents remember their children and pray

I lit you a candle and called your name

I saw your face as I gazed at the flame

Smiling at me, sending me love

And greeting me from heaven above.

Remembering you today and everyday

Is what helps me survive my dismay.

But today is special as I with other parents bond

Call your name, wishing you could respond

Together we light candles honoring you

With tears falling from our eyes anew

Looking back at the times when you were there

Unlike the ones that we have now to bear

So with the flames of our candles, we unite

Togetherness helps us endure our plight

And by honoring you together, we feel good

As many around the globe for you stood.

Randah R. Hamadeh, Copyright © 2012

Author, Summer Rays: Solace for Bereaved Parents

Written in loving memory of my daughter,

Samar Ahmed Al Ansari

(www.samaralansari.com)