My Box of Memories

We have this beautiful box of memories
To keep for the rest of our lives.
Resting within its brass hinges,
Are reminders of all our goodbye's.
In a tiny little clear bag,
Rests a tiny lock of her hair
A little curl that was cut,
From the last pony mommy put in her hair.
As I held it tight in the palm of my hand,
My tears I could hardly bare.
I didn't want to let it go,
Because its a part of you
And wished as I gripped it tighter
That this nightmare wasnt true.
A delicate little pink bracelet,
With the letters "Keely" spelled out
Picturing it wrapped around her tiny wrist
Was all I could think about.
As I look at these precious items
My heart forms into a square
This box holds many things
That only this mothers heart is aware.
To open this box is painful,
With some comfort right by its side
Because you see this box represents our daughter
And the pain we can never hide.
Most mommy's have a face to kiss
And some chubby cheeks to squish
But I have a box of memories To hold and only wish.........


After Keely passed away McMaster Children's Hospital gave us a beautiful black cherry wood memory box. Inside were a few items that we're Keelys that were used at the hospital. I wrote this poem after I held this box and looked and held every item inside. I felt like this box will forever hold significant items inside which each hold a memory. Over time I will add all the things that have ever been near and dear to my memories of her. It's my box of beautiful memories that will hold alot of the same memories I hold within my very own heart. Keely never had a haircut, after she passed away we bathed her, put her little mini mouse Jammie's on her and put her infamous little pony tails just perfectly as I did every night she got ready to go to sleep. After we left the hospital and had to leave her behind two of her very special friends took care of her for us....CA & RFC decided to cut a tiny little curl of her piggy tail and save it for us. They added it to her memory box along with her bracelet, percussor and of course her toy syringe she held every night at bedtime.... I did notice on the first day she cam home to rest her right pony tail seemed a little thin but i couldn't be more thankful today for that little lock of hair, so CA and RFC you ladies made a great decision on my behalf...thank you <3

Miss you tons Keely Bunns xoxo