Tag Archives: death of a child
THE BEAUTY REMAINS
My songs, Memory of Love and Beside Me Always reflect this. I’ve decided my song can still be beautiful, even if the theme is repetitive. As I finished my last line of lyrics, the memories flooded back. My song was originally written about a young girl being given a seashell memento by her lover – so I thought! However, as I sang my song, I flashed back to a day at the beach with my child. He was holding a seashell to add to his collection. Continue reading →
BESIDE ME ALWAYS – PART 2
when you died my tears filled an ocean. I was violently submerged – gasping, barely able to stand the shock; swirling in a raging current, a current of time. I was gasping, paralyzed, and choking, wanting to drown, but unable to sink. The current dragged me along –
it seemed endless . . .
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GRIEF 101 – PART 2
Just as people are all unique, so is grief. No person experiences grief the same way. Therefore, although I have experienced my own grief and shared in other people’s grief – I do not assume that I have the answers for you. However, I would like to write about some of what I learned, in the hopes that any part of my words might offer comfort.
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I CAN’T EXPRESS WHAT IS NOT REAL
I am still on my journey. Perhaps I will continue to write for the rest of my life. But “my journey’s insight” seems is definitely something finite and very special time for me. Lately, I have been living my life quite intensely; there’s been no doubt about that. That is probably because I have felt there is a deadline for me; I’ve had a premonition that something will derail me from finishing my mission, which is to record all my songs.
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