Tag Archives: comfort

Reminder(#2)

Posted on June 27, 2017 by geniecan

Reminder ( #2) Roses release their leaves shortly after winter’s pruning finding light to bud and bloom through spring without effort unlike many of us who struggle through our thorns to grow without fading into fall forgetting the uniqueness of … Continue reading →

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Perhaps Tomorrow

Posted on June 3, 2016 by geniecan

She sees an unexpected reminder of my past sorrow and falls into dread of her own anniversary date’s arrival Children are not supposed to die before their parents, it is said Hers died without warning, too soon There’s never a … Continue reading →

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Grief Lessons

Posted on April 26, 2016 by geniecan

Grief Lessons I picked him up from school the day my dad, his grandpa, died. I needed his company someone to hear me. He was only thirteen. I drove through my tears stopping and starting a flash flood of tears … Continue reading →

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Encounter with Carmen

Posted on June 27, 2014 by geniecan

She’s been widowed for months We see each other briefly between shifts in our weekly visits to the silent chapel Long months of care giving and now aloneness have etched her face in sorrow and fatigue She looks hungry for … Continue reading →

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