To Henry In Heaven: Reflections On The Loss Of A Child - Softcover

Brokering, Herbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806651709 ISBN 13: 9780806651705

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub, 2005

Synopsis

Gives voice to the grief and sadness of a parent or family member who has lost a child through stillbirth or miscarriage, by imagining what the child's experience in heaven must be like, giving comfort and hope to those who grieve by inspiring them to reflect on their spiritual connection with the child. Original.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

"How still our child came to us," writes Brokering, a 78-year-old writer whose grandson Henry was stillborn the day before his due date. "Our hands are heavy with hope. All we planned on earth is finished. Everything that was to come has vanished." In this brief collection of poems and letters, Brokering gives voice to the heartrending loss that parents and others experience when an infant dies. Much of the poetry takes the form of conversations, the grieving Brokering in dialogue with Henry's spirit, whose words are represented in italics. In one conversation, Brokering tells Henry that they had a soft, wooly lamb waiting for him, while Henry reassures him that he is now with the Lamb, upper case. Through the months and the seasons after Henry's death, Brokering struggles with the books that won't be read, lullabies that won't be sung and birthdays that won't be celebrated. Anyone who has lost a baby can benefit from this honest outpouring of grief.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0806651709
• ISBN 13: 9780806651705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96