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I wrote this poem many years ago when my mother and my second mother, my mother-in-law, were both dying of cancer. They died a week apart. It was helpful to me then and is helpful to me now. I hope it can be helpful for some of you.
Children of the Light
We are children of the light,
Burning crystals,
Each fracturing the light
Into his own incandescent dance of joy.
Blinded by our senses
We do not see the light that binds us.
Flames…
ContinueAdded by Miriam Holmes on February 8, 2020 at 5:28pm — 1 Comment
The widespread practice of a viewing of the body and wake at a funeral home is not helpful to me as it seems to be for so many people. But I do need to say goodbye formally, in a memorial service. As a person of faith, I prefer religious services; but some formal rite of farewell, some ritual recognition that a life has ended is still important, if the family is not religious. It has always been important to mankind, and it is important to me. My uncle wanted nothing, no service, no…
ContinueAdded by Miriam Holmes on February 4, 2020 at 9:12pm — No Comments
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