Recent Posts Tagged With 'writing through grief'

• "Look for the signs. They are everywhere!"

  Posted on Tuesday January 5th, 2010 at 22:39 in kindness, hope, anger, cemetery, bereaved parent, infant loss, random mutterings, child loss, everything happens for a reason, writing through grief, messages and signs

  Today I went for a visit to Peyton's grave. It was about 2PM and my buddy Guerwyn (the 83 year old who I see up at the cemetery) brought some very sad news. Our other cemetery friend, a guy named Mike who was wheelchair bound after a construction acc...

• A Room Of Her Own

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 18:40 in contributor, a room of one's own, writing through grief

  A few weeks back, I was contacted by a fellow babylost momma, Salma, to write an essay for her newest initiative, a shared creative space called A Room Of One's Own.   Salma, who lost her sweet baby Hussein to stillbirth earlier this year, has c...

• Leaves, Ships, Notes, Tears

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 20:19 in poetry, seasons, random mutterings, to peyton, writing through grief

  This last week has been sort of blah physically and emotionally. I have been feeling down about many things, missing Peyton, the SIF, and generally just not feeling great. Today AF decided to stop by after a three month hiatus, and that, I guess,...

• Reflections from the checkout line.

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 15:10 in poetry, random mutterings, babies die, writing through grief

  I don’t live in your world...You stand in front of me smiling, a newborn girl tight at your chest in the same baby wrap that I had researched and planned to use.I don’t live in your world...I don’t get to answer strangers asking “How old is s...

• I'm So Sorry

  Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 21:01 in poetry, notes to myself, guilt, babies die, writing through grief

  I'm so sorry that you were so youngand knew not what to do.I'm so sorry that the guilt of thisnow daily batters you.I'm so sorry that your thoughts on lifehad to gain so much depth.I'm so sorry that your innocenceleft as she drew that last ...

• Not much has changed.

  Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 19:17 in poetry, to peyton, writing through grief

  Today I was looking through some things and came across this bit of writing that I did last December. What struck me in reading it, is how little has changed in terms of my healing from this grief since writing it. Nearly ten months have passed sinc...