Loss of Friend

Loss of Friend

Kelly’s Gone

Two words. That’s all it took for the persistent, gnawing fear that had been lurking in the depths of my mind to materialize suddenly. One

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Elephant Visit
Loss of Earth and Life

Elephant Visit

I woke to find a familiar weight on my chest. It pressed and crushed the air from my lungs, Shredding and shattering something inside; I

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For Joe, Carolyn Fountain
Coping With Grief

For Joe

I took a walk in the woods today, I thought of you along the way. I missed your voice and your smile, I missed you

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ON AIR
Coping With Grief

Signing Off

This Good Friday is all about death. This observation crosses my mind on this solemn holy day as I make the hour-long journey northward from

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Free,Stage,With,Lights
Loss of Friend

Encore

ACT I One last moment in the lights… Like his life, Jim’s death held enough suspense, drama, and intrigue for a three-act play, and as

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The Testament | Piano
Loss of Friend

Testament

For D.K. On the day of your passing I watched your friends scatter— some, to high places—tops of trees to wave their branches in winds

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Shades by Danielle Kubasko Sullivan
Coping With Grief

Shades

Today is the funeral of Mollie, a dear friend who died from ovarian cancer over Thanksgiving weekend. It is also her birthday. She would have

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Grief Letter to Deceased Loved One
Loss of Friend

Myra

Dear Carl: Why is it so difficult to put down on paper some of the thoughts of my heart?  Perhaps because I feel so empty. 

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Loss of Friend

For Suzanne

Tumors. Carved out. I’m awake and afraid to touch my soft belly…flat…empty. Seven years growing in me like a child with no heart…hard, round, weighty.

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