A Little Life

A little girl
A little face
A little love
A little grace
A little hope
A little dream
Yet nothing is
As it seems

A little smile
A little nose
Little fingers
Little toes
A little hand
A little fist
And nothing
Seems amiss

A little body
A little charm
Little eyes
Little arms
Little legs
Little feet
A new baby
Ready to meet

A little ear
A little hair
A little bum
A little bare
A little heart
A little life
A long needle
Sharp as knife

A little pain
A little cry
A little hurt
A little tie
A little prick
A little shock
And now death
Does knock

A little bean
A little lump
A little flutter
A little bump
A little soul
A little glow
Another child
Will never grow