dedicated to Alice

I have not known you,
You so cute, you so tiny,
Yours parents have loved you, cherished you,
You so cute, you so tiny,
You have opened your eyes on the world,
You have breathed one hundred thousand seconds,
We have hoped, prayed for you, for
You to simply live,
To experience la joie de vivre,
With your brother, with the others,
You left so quickly, so tiny,
Your tiny body in ashes.
Farewell Alice. See you soon up there.