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Mourning Splendour (updated)
What a powerful oxymoron in the title creating two contrasting colours.
posted by
2Philomena
on January 22, 2012 at 5:39 AM
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Re: Re: When my dad died when I was 12, my mother called out
Yes, that is what gets us through and what I write is the one example of many. The dying of one is our own dying.
Joe
posted by
LongoGeremia
on January 21, 2012 at 6:17 AM
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Re: When my dad died when I was 12, my mother called out
from the room to me, "Run to St. Philips and get Father Falotico! Something terrible happened!" I ran, never for a moment letting myself realize what she meant. After that I didn't run back home, but instead ran to the offices of the two doctors I knew. I wanted a doctor to go up to the apartment. The first one was out on a call. The second one wasn't, but his nurse listened to me spill my story and then sat me down so I could get my breath and said gently," Look, Bobby, your father's dead."
All of which means, I'm sorry for your loss. At such times our custom is to sit around and share our stories.
posted by
2902
on January 21, 2012 at 4:46 AM
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When my dad died when I was 12, my mother called out
posted by
2902
on January 21, 2012 at 4:31 AM
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I had hospice come to the house I worked and took over when I got home. I was alone with her when she died. I think that we who are left behnd sometimes suffer the most,J\.
Joe
posted by
LongoGeremia
on January 21, 2012 at 3:45 AM
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This just about did me in for the day.
Sis was enrolled in Hospice today for the end of her journey,
for however long that will be.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 20, 2012 at 8:15 PM
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Time stops for no one and this is imagery that enhances the thought for me! sam 
posted by
sam444
on January 20, 2012 at 8:55 AM
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WE think why does it still go on .but it does. Good poem Joe
posted by
C_C_T
on January 20, 2012 at 6:12 AM
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Beautiful ... thank you
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on January 20, 2012 at 2:18 AM
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The simplicity of this poem makes it very, very powerful.
posted by
2902
on January 20, 2012 at 1:01 AM
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