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Kindness Daily: From My Son and Me

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From My Son and Me September 1, 2012 – Posted by divanurse
Four years ago, my 26 year-old son took his life. I visit him often at the cemetery and always bring fresh flowers to place at his grave. After a series of visits, I noticed that the woman next to him never has any flowers. So on my last visit, I brought flowers and placed them at her grave site, from my son and me.

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The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing

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The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing

Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality.

– Emily Dickinson –

The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing

After the sudden death of his father, the poet Kevin Young looked for a collection of poems that might speak to his sense of loss. To his surprise, he couldn’t find such a collection, so he went to work compiling one. “The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing”. Young speaking on NPR shares, “[Poetry]is able to capture a moment, a feeling, perhaps a fleeting feeling, and even make …. music out of it.” This piece includes samples of the timeless poems from his collection. { read more }

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Reflect on the poems or passages that have comforted you in times of grief and loss.

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