This isn’t my work, I saw it online:
A child of mine, He said,
For you to love while he lives,
It may be four or five years
Or twenty two or three,
But will you, till I call him back,
Take care of him for Me?
And should his stay be brief,
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there,
I want this child to learn.
In my search for teachers true,
I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love,
Not think the labor vain,
Nor shun Me when I come to call
And take him back again?
I fancied that I heard them say,
God, Your will be done,
For all the joy Your child will bring,
Forever grateful stay.
But should God call for him
Much sooner than we planned,
And try to understand.