My beautiful niece died May 29, 2019 of a rare brain hemorrhage. She donated her organs and saved eight lives. I flew to Ohio for her funeral today. May her beautiful soul Rest In Peace.
For Ansley Jade
Mama’s beautiful girl, all in God’s time,
we held your hands and prayed.
After you were taken from us so quickly,
your soul ascended, and with it,
your gentle smile, your rosebud lips, your kind eyes.
For the rest of our time on this earth,
while we wait to meet again, we will honor you.
We will wear Jade on our hearts,
where you will always reside.
We will remember how you would stop
at a newly budding rose,
admire its satin petals, inhale its sweet scent.
How you were the one who looked the dog in the eyes,
pet him sweetly, gently, connected wordlessly.
In life, you showed us how to live,
standing, waiting patiently for a butterfly
to land on the back of your soft hand.
It seems the perfect storm came and took you from us
before we were ready, before you were ready.
We’ll never truly understand.
This isn’t a perfect world, beloved girl.
But you became the butterfly, the one
So many were waiting for, and
You landed, a miracle,
your wings iridescent, your light brilliant,
and you saved so many lives after losing yours.
You showed us that after the storm,
when the rain and wind stop howling,
the clouds can part, and a rainbow can appear.
With God’s love, we know for sure now,
that sweet Ansley Jade,
You’re the rose,
You’re the rainbow.
You’re forever and always the butterfly
Who graced us with your life.
Ansley Jade Baker, 9/8/98 - 5/29/19
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