The Gift- A Child Poem by Lodigiana Poetess

God whispered in my ear 'please listen and draw near
I have a plan that needs you to be there.
A thought for now, but soon, somehow, a gift I will impart,
and hope that you will treat it dear and take it to your heart.
A child awaits, unknown, unloved, unsure and in great need
for loving arms to welcome him and help him to succeed.
He has no gifts that anyone with no faith could ever see,
but he is love and most of all he is a gift from Me.
He'll bring you love and fill your heart with memories galore,
and as you grow to know him, you will love him more and more.
His world is hard, there'll be great pain, and tears will fall too free,
but you will learn so very much, and one day will thank Me.
I cannot say how long he'll stay, his journey may be short,
but young or old he'll benefit from all he'll have been taught.
You'll show him love, you'll get it back and you will be his guide,
he'll know that when the chips are down you're always by his side,
and when his time is come and I will call him back to me,
your heart will break, but deep inside you'll know his soul is free.
It's free to spend unending time surrounded by pure love,
and in your heart you know that when you look to stars above,
The universe around you will be filled up with his smile
And you'll thank Me that I gifted him to you... for just a while.'