Emerson’s “Dirge” helps me remember and honor my son Justin on this 25th anniversary of his death.
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Remembering My Son 25 Years Later
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Dirge", "Remembrance", "Solitary Reaper", death and dying, Grief, Intimations of Immortality, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Wordsworth | Comments closed
A River Poem in Memory of My Son
Poetry cannot bring back a son one has lost but it can capture his beauty, as this Jeanne Vote lyric does.
I Am the Dance and the Dance Goes On
At my eldest son’s funeral 16 years ago we sang “The Lord of the Dance.” Justin was a joyous dancer and I imagine him dancing somewhere, in some plane, whenever I hear the hymn.
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Lord of the Dance", "Tis a Gift To Be Simple", "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day", death and dying, hymns, Shiva, Sydney Carter | Comments closed
