8 thoughts on “Emptying”

1. Marilyn Armstrong June 22, 2016 at 11:21 AM

   My glass is always half empty so there’s room to add more 🙂

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2. Patti June 22, 2016 at 12:32 PM

   Love this . I also love the way you emphasize the message with the form.

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3. Bernadette June 22, 2016 at 1:36 PM

   Wow, this is not only very well written but very thought provoking.

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4. revivedwriter June 22, 2016 at 7:13 PM

   This is a great poem, and I like how the message is reflected in the form.

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5. 49lilykatz June 23, 2016 at 6:33 AM

   What a beautiful meditation on the passage of time. Also, thank you so much for writing Lessons from a Grief Diary, I finished it in two days, and it helped me tremendously. God bless.

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   1. lifelessons Post authorJune 23, 2016 at 10:57 AM

      Oh Lily, I’m so glad. I know the first chapters can be depressing, but to write a book about grieving without including that part of the experience is pretty unrealistic, I think. Four or five months is a small part of the entire process, but it is certainly the hardest part.

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      1. 49lilykatz June 23, 2016 at 12:22 PM

         Your experience mirrors that of my Mom. If I can say one good thing (and there’s only one) about my husband’s death, it was very quick. He did suffer quite a bit in his last few months, and that came out in the growly, grizzly bear behavior that you described. Your book gave me a lot of additional resources, and one or two big laughs. Your poem “New Birth” starting on page 57 just amazed me. Art really does come from pain, as you said.

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         1. lifelessons Post authorJune 23, 2016 at 10:21 PM

            Thanks Lily. Going to look for the piece you describe…

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