OH DANNY HOW I LOVED YOU

Cute and funny, bright as a star,

His life flew by; it seemed an hour.

I think I wasn't meant to see,

When he grew up as tall as me.

Our years together were so few.

And all the time I felt he knew,

That someday we would have to part.

So I told him the secret in my heart.

How he would have a special life.

A haven where there was no strife,

A place where there would be no pain,

And his legs would not be lame.

'Twas years until those words came true ,

Yet it was shocking to loose my jewel.

A boy so full of charm and grace,

His nurses called him baby face.

To help us on that final day.

Hundreds of people found their way,

friends, and family, teachers too,

Just to ask what they could do.

Many came to bring us food,

They came to try to lift my mood,

But there was nothing they need do,

For Danny was near… that I knew.  

It felt so strange to feel him there.

But it wasn't hard to bear,

'Til I recalled that I was bound,

By a promise I had wound.

 How he would have a special life,

In a place devoid of strife,

A spot where there would be no pain,

And his legs would not be lame.

In a haven where skies aren't gray,
I hope to see my boy one day.

Then through sunbeams we will dart,

 Never again to be apart.