Category: Poetry

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Family, flowers, garden, Grief, Life, Loss, Photography, Photos, Poetry

Gold in the Sunrise

Corrie's Mom

When the first cherry blossoms, I feel her kiss my check.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, Family, flowers, Life, nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry

A Time for Heroes in the Return to Arendelle: A Corrie Poem and Garden Pictures

Corrie's Mom

We named the new garden Arendelle, after John, my husband, recommended calling it the North Garden. It honors Corrie's love of Frozen.

flowers, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Writing

In the Time of Tulips

Corrie's Mom

Bloom not too early, but bloom not too late.

Poetry, Writing

Fear Not What You Write, a Poem

Corrie's Mom

Know your truth in all things. Be not afraid. Should they say, "I have castles upon the land," reply, "But I possess the heart from the lion's den."

Family, Joy, Life, marriage, Photos, Poetry

A Forever Kind of Love

Corrie's Mom

John and our son, Hayes, during a visit to the beach. I loved him then. I love him now. I loved him when his mother died. I loved him when he became a father-leader. I loved him when his father died. I loved him when the tornado came. I loved him when COVID hit. I… Continue reading A Forever Kind of Love

Bereaved Parents, Death, Poetry, Writing

Why the Angels Sing, a Poem

Corrie's Mom

I know why the angels sing.

Family, marriage, Poetry, Writing

Mountain Castaways: Eleven Years Married

Corrie's Mom

Though I will become but scattered ash, you were all the glory of the worlds to me.

autism, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, parenthood, Poetry

Dreams for My Children: a Poem for Corrie and Her Brother

Corrie's Mom

In a dream, I heard her laughter. She bounced on the bed I could feel her arms around me, and see her curls wrap around her face. As always, her hair flew unkempt, unbrushed as if she'd just read Where the Wild Things Are. I'd laugh and tell her, "She was one of the the… Continue reading Dreams for My Children: a Poem for Corrie and Her Brother

Bereaved Parents, bereavement, Child loss, Grief, Loss, Poetry, Writing

A Corrie Poem: Books I Never Wanted

Corrie's Mom

There are books I never wanted, and books I never read. There are words I wish I'd written, and words I never knew. Somehow every story leads me back to you. It ended as a story that I never wanted from a book I never knew. By R.A. Bridges

Child loss, children, flowers, garden, Grief, Loss, Poetry

All the Policies: a Corrie Poem

Corrie's Mom

I know all about the policies:the i's to dot, and cross the t's.I remember well the call from finance about the bill for theambulance.I was not about to payin the aftermathof my daughter's deathwhen she died on that ambulance.It's enough I keep myself alivewhen all I've wished is togive up and die.But still here I… Continue reading All the Policies: a Corrie Poem