A Grieving Heart
Katherine Billings Palmer
- 16 maart 2026
- 1230009809062
Samenvatting:
From the author of the Widow’s Words series, comes a book of poetry about coping with life in the years following the loss of a spouse. It contains 65 heartfelt poems written during the many stages of grief and survival after losing one’s partner. The poetry begins in first days after her husband's death and follows her journey for several years as she learns to maneuver life on her own.
BENEATH THE SURFACE
Beneath the surface, the pain waits
For the waves of movement to stop
For your flurry of activity to slow
For the churning waters of your busy life to settle
The life you were so proud of recreating from the ashes
Beneath the surface, the pain waits
For the quiet times,
The peaceful times
When life is lovely and your mind is still
And you pause to think and remember
Beneath the surface, the pain waits
For the trigger
The notes of a song
The sight of a place you used to go together
A glimpse of a photo
The burst of a memory that shoots like a star into your mind
And the lovely world you created
Crumbles
And
Quakes
And those peaceful times
When you think perhaps you’ve made it through the storm
Are revealed to be the lie that they are
And the pain invades and overwhelms
So you pull out the tissues and you grit your teeth
And succumb to it for a little while
He’s never coming back
He’s never coming back
And you pick up the pieces and start again
You live
You laugh
You love
You embrace the day
Without him
The fog lifts and life goes on
But you know that beneath the surface, the pain waits
And in the midst of all you’ve gained
You’ll be reminded of all you’ve lost
PRACTICAL MAGIC I wish I could work magic How amazing that would be I’d wave my wand and say Shazam! and bring you back to me I wish I was a sorceress with powers beyond time I’d travel back a dozen years to when I called you mine I wish I owned a spellbook with death-defying powers I’d use them to breathe life into the love that once was ours But I can’t practice magic I’ve no secrets from above I’m just a mortal woman yearning for the man I love ***A Grieving Heart: Poems of Love, Loss, and Healing for Widows and Widowers* is a compilation of poetry about working through grief and loss, overcoming obstacles, creating new goals, and pursuing a new plan for a future alone.**