Thursday, May 7, 2015

For Grief Comments

Rating: 4.5

When you lose someone you love,
Your life becomes strange,
The ground beneath you becomes fragile,
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John O'Donohue
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Laurie Hotchkiss Cassar 04 October 2023

As one of the many who have known grief, I find this poem very accurate. I Fel t my losses just reading it. Thanks for sharing

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Barbara Conroy 03 November 2020

Putting feelings into words that touch your heart & soul has been mastered by John O'Donohue. I think they flowed from his heart & and it was learned but it was a gift given to him at the spark of his life. I love his poetry it touches my soul.

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Phil Mulligan 02 July 2020

Why is a robotic voice reading such a beautiful poem?

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Maria Randall 27 February 2019

I've just read parts of your poem in an article in the Las Vegas Review Journal. Thank you for putting into words so poignantly what I feel right now. It will always remain a source of comfort to me. Thank you for this gift, Maria

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Kathleen 04 September 2018

Simply Beautiful

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Evelyn Rogers 01 August 2018

Yes feeling this Lisa, Marc, Megan for Jacob’s loss in our lives. We are so sad. We worry about all of us but we must hold on to each other to keep Jake with us in a new normal!

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Shambhavee shukla 10 July 2018

Can u Tell the meaning of the phrase when the winter comes without springs

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Mother 30 January 2018

That is such a nice poem on grief. It describes the way I feel.

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