Grief Poems
Never Meant For Bonds Of Earth

The Gift That Waits

"They planted a rose bush beside the garden gate in memory of their baby girl—Rose."
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“The room was packed. They started arriving at four in the evening and within the hour a line of people spanned the length of the room. Besides those seated, and those in line, many milled around, talking in whispers—some smiled, some chuckled; all had red-rimmed eyes. They kept coming, right up until seven that night. ”
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"Then my mother had a brilliant idea. She suggested that I build a scrapbook in her honor. I could cut and glue the pictures into the pages of a scrapbook and jot down little notes under the pictures. I could even draw or write in the pages if I needed to. I thought she was nuts, but I decided to humor her."
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I'm weary, and sort of punch-drunk, after a 600-mile drive from South Padre Island. Brian [our son] helped me arrange for Coast Guard assistance in scattering Cynthia's ashes there, a place that meant so much for us.
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This video is the perfect tool for helping children understand death, its process, and the steps necessary to begin healing. Diane Crandall (the speaker) reminds me of one my old Sunday School teachers, whom I still look back on with fond and wonderful memories. Crandall's soft and compassionate voice takes the delicate subject of death to new heights.
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A eulogy written for a sister-in-law. A eulogy written and to be shared by someone at the ceremony; someone other than the writer of the eulogy.
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