Angel Baby

Following your birth
You survived three shorts days on earth  
Not long enough to work or play,
nor celebrate your first birthday
Nine months safe in mums tum
The ultrasound difficult to fathom  
 
Doctor’s held little hope of your  survival
Your mum and dad could only wait!
 
A special gift from above, 
long-awaited and very much loved 
Born perfect, ten fingers and toes
Inheriting your mother’s nose
With odds stacked against you from the start,
developing complexities with your heart
Specialists flew you to a distant state
Your mum and you would have to separate
You continued to fight,
 waiting for your mum's flight
Finally, safe in her arms,   
you rested your perfect head  
Your mum and dad whispered a final goodbye
My heart broke, seeing them cry
Knowing  your family was finally reunited
Your eyes closed, and you departed
Your parents have faith,
into heaven, you will ascend,  
the beginning of your life was not the end
You will shine bright like a star
Meeting you was my greatest honor
Goodbye, Ethan Jay
We will meet again, at heaven's gateway