Bereaved Parents, Child loss, flowers, garden, inspiration, parenthood, Photography, Poetry, Writing

Choices in the Spring: A Corrie Poem

I could've closed the garden gate,and gone away for good. Let theweeds surface, and the planterscurse us in wondering why wewould. I could've stayed in bedwhen I thought the clouds wouldnever part. But it is my choice torise, and not the sun nor the sky's.That is not to say there won'tcome days when I will… Continue reading Choices in the Spring: A Corrie Poem

Education, Life, Poetry, Writing

Empty

Empty hall and empty chairs ...

inspiration, Poetry, Writing

The Year of the Poet

I wanted to keep a promise to her.

Child loss, children, Life, Loss, Poetry, Writing

That Way: A Corrie Poem

Remember when I interview you in braids and a princesses' bathing suit?

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, Family, Grief, Life, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Writing

A Spring You Envision, a Corrie Poem

My hopes for you, my daughter, are many like a spring you envision lasting forever.

Art, Bereaved Parents, children, Family, Joy, Life, parenting, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

As Legends Make of Kings: The Iconic Picture of Corrie

We speak of her not as a piece of history, but as the breath you must experience outside when the first daffodils bloom.

Bereaved Parents, children, Family, inspiration, Joy, Life, Poetry, Writing

A Corrie Poem

Remember when we watched the planes fly out?

Art, Bereaved Parents, Child loss, children, flowers, Photography, Poetry, Writing

Daffodils are Blooming: A Short Corrie Poem

I see you in the flowers, angel.

Bereaved Parents, Child loss, flowers, Grief, Photography, Poetry

Cemetery Director: A Poem by a Concerned Angel Mom

Cemetery Director, I understand if you're  shorthanded these days during COVID, and during  a crisis where cars and trucks line up for shots and at food banks. I know we both may not understand the path each of us has walked, but I had hoped you'd hear my concerns.  Yes, I understand, Cemetery  Director it… Continue reading Cemetery Director: A Poem by a Concerned Angel Mom

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Fireworks: A Birthday Poem for John and Corrie

For your birthday, I wish I could give you the 4th of July, fried chicken packed away in the basket, although they say, “You shouldn’t eat that” these days, and homemade peach ice cream kind of feeling.