Tag: Grief Loss and Bereavement
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Eulogist’s Block
My mother’s ashes were interred today… I’ll visit her later. I probably owe her an explanation for my eulogy but we’ll let it stand. Hopefully this will suffice. Mine included my brother’s and a poem from my son. Which was fortuitous. Because I had eulogist’s block. I couldn’t think of what to say. All I […]
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The Beckoning
“I don’t know why I’m even telling you this,” she says. To the stranger over the phone. At last it has begun for her. Though of course it is over for me.
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The Crying Poet (Lizzy Jarett)
Your first words are crushed in the spotlight, Your typed sheets flutter like grey moths at night, Your words spoken staccato rat-a-tat, You recount a tragedy as if it’s matter of fact. Many choking blows, A final breath, Everybody now knows Another needless death. All their tears sweep down up and around, We all cry and sob […]
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Terrorism in the Heart : Some Thoughts on the Boston Marathon Bombings
The aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings is showing both the best and worst of humanity. I was amazed at the people who ran towards the bombing and began to help the victims regardless of danger to themselves. I was touched by the people who reached out to others regardless of any differences. I am deeply saddened by the loss of […]
Andrew James Whalan 