Greetings Misty ! I'm Jacquiebee, and I noticed your poem on the "Read a Newbie" section of "Things to Do and Read." It was a pleasure for me to read "Little Child Lost" , and thought it would be the perfect item for me to review to Welcome you to Writing.Com! I'm also reviewing your work as part of a contest for our 14th annual celebration of Writing.Com. So I offer to you my thoughts and impressions for you to keep or discard at your discretion. I hope my comments are an encouragement.

GENERAL
The mood is one of sadness due to great loss, for which I am deeply sorry. The theme for me is that love never dies, and your mom sounds like someone who embodied love and care for her family. She must have wanted you to know that her love would remain, and hopefully that you would be comforted to know that her parting is only for a time. I am facing this time of loss as my mom is frail and my friends already know that there will be times when I will need reminding that my loss will be temporary compared to eternity. I pray comfort for you and your family.

CONVENTION
Your meter ranges from five to thirteen and is riveting in its emotional component. You employed nicely the use of end line rhyme along with internal line rhyme in line thirteen. Your stanzaic pattern worked well with two quatrains, one cinquain, one sestet, and one septet. I especially liked your use of simile in describing your mom, warm blanket, safe and secure. In addition your symbolic language was soft, place afar, where the angels sing.

SUGGESTIONS
Misty, you have done a lovely job conveying your loss and heart of love that you and your mom shared. There is just a minor thing you might consider doing to help the flow:
"Would listen when I talked and always understand.!!" There were a few places where a period appears next to the exclamation points that I would delete.

FAVORITE LINES
"Even though I’m grown with a child of my own.
Please, someone tell me why I feel so all-alone.!!" This is well articulated and so relatable, the cry of the heart when we've lost someone dear.
"Mama’s the one, who wipes my tears,
Kisses the hurts and should be HERE thru the years." As you probably noticed, the third stanza was incredibly impacting for me. Your sentiments could be anyone's.

CLOSING THOUGHT
Misty , thank you for sharing this moving portrayal of loss with us. Your transparency in writing is the kind of tool that brings your reader to where you are and allows him or her to journey with you. This is a gift as you open up the opportunity for catharsis as well which is incredibly healing. Thank you, it was a privilege to read your poem.