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Rays of Hope in Times of Loss: Courage and Comfort for Grieving Hearts
by Susan Zimmerman
This book offers soothing guidance to help you discover the answer to many questions. Each artistic passage reflects a different aspect of the emotional excursion of grief and the potential for healing and transformation we all have. This book promises to be a comforting companion to encourage you to tap into your strengths and creative outlets for coping with loss.

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Lonely Tears
Grief Poems
Written by Sherry Harvey   
Sunday, 27 September 2009 18:02

These lonely tears fall from my eyes,
Everyday since you have been gone.
Why oh Why, did you have to die?
It just seems so very wrong.

I know the Lord sent you to me.
You have changed my life for the good.
I just miss you so much you see.
Like you knew I would.

I miss your loving touch,
The talks we had,
I miss your smile and the hugs so much.
I am so very sad.

I imagine the terrible pain you must have had,
The day the truck hit our car.
The accident, it was bad.
It took you away so far.

Our love was strong for each other,
The best relationship that could ever be.
There will never be another,
You were the man for me.

It will be no more,
Just memories in my heart,
It will be no more,
Now that we are apart.

These lonely tears fall from my eyes,
Every day since you have been gone.
Why oh Why, did you have to die?
It just seems so very wrong.

Copyright © 2003 Sherry Harvey. All rights reserved.

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In Memory
Grief Poems
Written by Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS   
Sunday, 20 September 2009 04:44

I find an old photograph
and see your smile.
As I feel your presence anew,
I am filled with warmth
and my heart remembers love.
I read an old card
sent many years ago
during a time of turmoil and confusion.
The soothing words written then
still caress my spirit
and bring me peace.
I remember who you used to be
the laughter we shared
and wonder what you have become.
Where are you now,
Where did you go,
When the body is left behind
and the spirit is released to fly?
Perhaps you are the morning bird
singing joyfully at sunrise,
or the butterfly that dances
so carelessly on the breeze
or the rainbow of colors
that brightens a stormy sky
or the fingers of afternoon mist
delicately reaching over the mountains
or the final few rays of the setting sun
lighting up the skies
edging the clouds with a magical glow.
I miss your being
but I feel your presence,
In whatever form you choose to take,
however you now choose to be.
Your spirit has become for me
a guardian angel on high
guiding, advising, and watching over me.
I remember you.
You are with me
and I am not afraid.

Copyright © 1996 Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS. All rights reserved.

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When People We Love Leave
Grief Articles
Written by Fran Hafey   
Saturday, 03 June 2006 22:11

Whether a person you love is leaving to go away for a short time or forever, it's never an easy thing. Many deal with being separated for various reasons. We physically miss people, but we also feel the aching in our hearts.


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Life Does Go On
Grief Articles
Written by Sam Knight   
Saturday, 03 June 2006 21:41

Grief is a lonely process. Your days and nights are filled with memories. Sometimes guilt gets in the way. Sometimes you feel like “What’s the point?” You don’t like being alone and you don’t want to think about getting involved with anyone else either.


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