Poem: Why We Named You Ocean Star
Created by Ken and Naomi 13 years ago
Beautiful Ocean, may you peacefully sleep
Precious Love you have touched our souls very deep
We joyfully felt your hiccups and kicking
We prayed and sang to you and laughed at your wiggling
But our baby's been lost and we've cried many tears
Tragedy has destroyed dreams of promising years
When a stillbirth has happened, we feel regret and shame
We want to quickly move on and pretend there's no pain...
We want to escape and might not give such a name
That would bring back the hurt whenever we see
The waves of the Ocean, evening Stars shine at night
Bury the memories to somehow make it right
But Ocean Star to remember you we decided to start
By keeping you dearly closely near to our hearts
While you have left us for now we believe faithfully
Someday we’ll reunite and God will end all our grief
You will always be with us
We will think of you always, especially when we see near and far
The vast, great Ocean and wonderful, beautiful, shining Stars