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Celebrating Christmas in Heaven

This is for you, Grandpa. Miss you this Christmas.

Brianna Lorenzen
Nov 17, 2016
Saint Xavier University
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Celebrating Christmas in Heaven

This is an article dedicated to my Grandfather who died 3 years ago this Christmas. He died suddenly a week before Christmas, and I wrote him a special poem for him a year after his passing. I am writing this to share with you all the poem that I want to share with you, and the rest of the world. When I wrote this poem, I was thinking about how he was soon going to be spending Christmas in Heaven before the moment he passed away. So, I call it, Christmas in Heaven

Why did you have to go?

Why did you have to go?

Why, oh why did you have to go?

Leaving us to weep,and be in despair?

Christmas isn’t the same without you.

Papa, where did you go?

Why did it have to be so soon?

Papa, where are you now?

Papa, why did you have to leave so soon?

Why did it have to be on Christmas?

Why couldn’t it have been another day?

Papa, we miss you so.

Papa, I want you to know.

Christmas isn’t the same anymore.

No one wants Christmas like this.

Papa, celebrate with Jesus.

Papa, please send us blessings.

Papa, send Grandma Love.

For she is saddened of all.

Papa, why does it feel like it was yesterday?

Yesterday when you slipped away from us.

Slipped away during the holidays.

Papa, we didn’t want it to happen so quickly.

Not like this, Papa.

Papa, I miss you dearly.

Papa, I hope you can hear me.

Papa, the grandkids ask where you went for the holidays.

Papa, I tell them this.

Papa, I tell them you went to heaven.

Papa, I tell them you are spending Christmas in heaven.

Papa, I hope you enjoy Christmas.

Even though you aren’t here.

I wish you were.

I wish you were spending Christmas on earth.

Though you are spending it in a better place.

Papa, I hope you have fun.

Papa, I hope you have fun with those up in heaven that aren’t here with us.

Papa, I hope you have a joyous Christmas in Heaven.

Papa, I love you.

Papa, I wish you can hear me.

Papa, I wish you can see me again.

Papa, I wish I can touch you again.

Papa, I wish you can see Grandma again.

Papa, why did you have to leave earth last Christmas?

I miss you, Papa.

I hope you can hear us.

I hope you can see us on Christmas.

Papa, I know you will be there on Christmas with Jesus.

Papa, I know you won’t be there in body, but will be there in spirit.

Papa, I love you, and miss you.

Merry Christmas,Papa.

I love you.

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