Tag: Loss

  • Cottonwood Wings

    a poem for my son to read at the funeral You might want to read this first In the Spring, God brings forth life Cottonwood drifts by on the wind. We water our gardens with tears for we have lost a dear friend. Her kindness grew like tulipsProud and colorful and tallHer compassion, a vine…

  • A difficult Funeral, Beautifully Expressed by Imagery-Rich Poetry

    A difficult Funeral, Beautifully Expressed by Imagery-Rich Poetry

    We’ve all had to attend a funeral. It is a difficult thing to do, especially when the person we love has died suddenly or at a young age or both. When I found out that my Aunt Donnise was ill and in the hospital, I went to see her. My Uncle was understandably distraught. She…