As I remember my eldest son, this Clare Harner Lyon poem brings me peace.
Tag Archives: death and dying
Do Not Stand by My Grave and Cry
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My Son’s Death and Two Tree Poems
Today, the anniversary of my son’s death and also Arbor Day, I link the two days with two tree poems.
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Finding Strength in a Time of Covid
Robinson Jeffers offers a poem that reminds us of spiritual resources available to us in these dark days.
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Lost Human Voices Speak through Us
May Sarton’s “All Souls” finds that a new richness comes with mourning. We acknowledge how entwined we were with those who have passed on.
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The Soul Longs to Return Whence It Came
Richard Eberhart’s “Soul Longs to Return Whence It Came” is a meditation up death and nature.
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A Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest
An Anne Bradstreet poem captures some of the spirit of the funeral for a close friend.
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Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun
I lost a dear friend two days ago, one who was practically family. I turn to Shakespeare’s “Fear no more the heat of the sun” for solace.
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Covid Costs Us Loved Ones’ Final Words
Among the many tragedies related to Covid is how family and friends are missing out on final words. Many literary works touch on the importance of this last encounter.
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Aeschylus, Agamemnon, COVID-19, death bed words, Henry Fielding, Richard II, Song of Solomon, Tom Jones, Toni Morrison, William Shakespeare | Comments closed
Remembering My Son 20 Years Later
Remembering my oldest son, who died 20 years ago, I turn to Shelley’s elegy for Keats.
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Adonais, Alfred Lord Tennyson, death of a child, In Memoriam, Percy Bysshe Shelley | Comments closed
