Axel
Dedicated to Axel Moore and his mother, Sarah.
Please give your condolences to Sarah and Glenn. I have no idea what it’s like to give a child back to God like this, but I don’t think I’m wrong in thinking that the pain is such that no parents should have to carry that kind of sorrow all by themselves.
Axel belongs to the following groups:
All Things Poetic, Artistic, PhilosophicalThe gold in your hair
Is only a hint of the wealth I have in my heart
Because of you
And when the wind blows through it
It’s as if the very air around you takes no greater joy
Than in trying to match your spirit
In trying to take, if it could, just an ounce of your spirit with it
And you smile, as if you knew it
Tell me, little angel
How your eyes alone have lived for so many more years
Than the body that holds them
Somewhere, in a place beyond what my mind can understand
You seem to walk so effortlessly through
Tell me, my son
When you fit yourself so perfectly into my arms
When your laughter becomes the one
Ballad written by God Himself
That silences all the broken drums
It was as if everything about you, the purity of you
The you-ness of you
Every smile, tear, and unintelligible word
Tried to tell a story
Of the place where you came from
More than what cameras, words, or minds could capture
That I would be good enough
To watch you breathe as you dream
That I was worthy enough
To hold your head on my chest when you cried
That I would deserve
To have a little rain pour down on me
To make the fields in my heart grow just a little greener
For one entire year
It will never be enough
To simply call it the greatest gift I have ever been given
And to know it was mine
For only one entire year
It will never be enough
For whenever rain falls
It inevitably must float back to the skies from where it came
And I am thirsty again
My dearest son
When I fly back home to you
Promise me you’ll take my hand in yours
And teach me
Show me how to walk on water
The way you now do
Rhana Griffin
So beautiful…
Robert Knapman
You beautiful man. I am sure sarah and her family will love this gift. Bless.
Paul Louis Vil...
Very beautiful piece Doc! Great tribute too! :D
Mohsen Bayramn...
Yes so beautiful…
Libertinism In...
Dr.J, I too, wrote a poem about this tragic event, and though I am unsure of how many others did, I know (the reason for my having done it myself) is that more than anything a parent needs the feeling of others around at a time like this. Beautifully, written, and though in a style other than my own, necessary and a thing to be cherished for sure. Thank you for your heart and the time you took to sooth another’s pain… too rare these days.
Barbara Sparhawk
Exquisite writing, full of perfect raw feeling and ringing true. You’ve done a very fine work.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Just stunning – thank you Dr J (from Axel’s Nanna’s heart!)
Michelle Rogers
It’s touching, and heartfelt, and obviously filled with a great empathy. Well done.
moorefaith
Incredible. I have tears in my eyes.
Amber Wurtzler
This is incredible writing! The best I’ve found yet on this website. Just beautiful! You captured it exactly!
Daniel Rarela replied
thanks Amber! wonderful work in your portfolio so far, by the way – I’m starting to wish I hadn’t put down the pencil when I picked up the camera :P
Be safe out there in the Middle East!