To my late nephew Kalem X.XXVIII.MMVIII.

Kalem: Latin for 'Dove'

SYMBOL: Holy Spirit, the soul, hope, peace, longevitity, love, innocence, tenderness and purity.

We had joked so much about naming you over the phone.

It's now a week since we laid you peacefully to rest.

I never got to hold you, smell you or even see you alive.

I greeted you with sadness as you body lay still and hard from the embalming fluid...

But you were so beautiful in my eyes as I watched them bathe and got you clothed in the christening outfit that I had chosen. You looked so angelic as we laid you in your small white satin coffin. 

You brought much grief to my sister, but understanding and love to me. 

You are a symbol...you brought our family closer when we needed togetherness...you delivered us...You had such a profound impact on my life in the shortness of yours.

You're a blessing...And 4-ever remember in my heart.