John, Thank you for Your comment about my Amanda, yes she was so strong... So Much do I miss her. Even after all the years that have gone by, I laugh, I enjoy life, but if I let my mind wander, then I feel as if I am drowning all over again. Thanks again for remembering Amanda xx
August 5, 2012
So Strong yet So Young
July 1, 2012
by John Lloyd
Amanda was so stong in her ways to help other sufferers.
verse on Amanda Jayne's Rememberance Card
March 6, 2011
AMANDA JAYNE EDWARDS
You were loved Amanda for the
Happiness you brought each day,
Loved for your kindness and your
Thoughtful way,
You were loved for the tenderness
In your heart,
And the ‘miss you lots’ when
We were apart.
We loved you for your patience
When we said something wrong,
We loved you for your laughter
That lingered like a song,
We loved you for the gentle way
You cheered us when we were sad,
We loved you for the little things
You did to make us glad,
We loved you for your faith and strength
You gave us all the key,
We loved you for the beauty
That you helped us all to see,
We loved you for your love of us
So constant and so true,
But most of all Amanda
We loved you Because
You were you.
(c) shirley M Volter
February 18, 2011
You know those nights when you try to sleep
Your body’s in pain you just want to weep
Your thoughts are all Jumbled up in your mind
You try to ‘bin’ them but in there they will find
The thoughts that you don’t want to really think about
But they are the ones that really do shout
So many, many, years have gone by now
The sorrow I feel it is deeper somehow
There are others like me that I have known
It just doesn’t stop you from feeling Oh So Alone
I’ll smile and pretend that everything’s fine
But you know my child it ‘doesn’t take time’
It will never ever be JUST the same
I lie down to sleep and whisper your name
Goodnight Amand, xxxxxx
© SHIRLEY M VOLTER
Poem for Amanda : LOSS
February 18, 2011
TO LOSE A CHILD IS A FEELING YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND
TO LOSE ONES CHILD IS MORE THAN LOSING YOUR FRIEND
IT IS HARD TO BEAR NO MATTER WHAT THE LOSS
YOUR MIND IS IN TURMOIL ALWAYS FEELING CROSS
PEOPLE SAY BE STRONG, TIME WILL HEAL
NO ONE KNOWS OF THE ANGER, THE GUILT THAT YOU FEEL
YOU PUT THE SMILE ON YOUR FACE, HIDE AWAY THE HURT AND THE PAIN
NO ONE LIKES TO SEE IT – SO WHAT IS THE GAIN
DAYS AND YEARS THEY GO BY SO SLOW
YOU JUST WANT TO HOLD THE ONES THAT YOU KNOW
BUT DEATH IS SO FINAL, NO HUG OR A KISS
YOU PRAY FOR JUST AN HOUR WITH THE ONE THAT YOU MISS
YOUR HEART IS SO PAINFUL, YOUR CHEST IS SO TIGHT
YOUR LOVED ONE HAS GONE BUT IN YOUR THOUGHTS DAY AND NIGHT
YOU TRY NOT TO THINK OF THE PAIN THEY WENT THROUGH
JUST TO REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES YOU ALL ONCE KNEW
MAYBE IN THE NEXT WORLD, WHEREEVER WE MAY BE
THERE IT IS THAT OUR LOVED ONES WE WILL SEE
WE WILL HUG AND KISS AND NEVER SAY GOODBYE
YEARS FOR US – BUT FOR THEM – THE BLINK OF AN EYE
(c) S M Volter 1991