Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Doing Time Comments

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Grief sometimes takes prisoners
Closing off all paths to the sun
No oceans mist or tide just deadly silence inside
Leaving only sorrow with each day that's done.
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Theodora (Theo) Onken
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Theodora Onken 28 July 2015

Mj, thank you! . So appreciate your reading and taking the time to comment. Grief sometimes seems to be a constant in my life...and so writing about it is cleansing.

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Mj Lemon 26 July 2015

This is an amazing poem, a stunning lament. How often so many of us underestimate the true and lasting power of grief. Thanks for sharing.

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