Categories —> Grief

1/17

124. Sorrow


For my teacher's son, shortly before losing my own father


2/17

130. Charmaine


For a friend's mother - griefstruck her family was when she passed away in 2011


3/17

143. Blood Warriors


for Charmaine, Tahereh, Patricia and Hema


4/17

150. Loss


For my friend who lost his father


5/17

200. Bliss


This poem is about a friend's brother, a boy who had a heart of gold.


6/17

241. Candles in the wind


Ramesh Jagtiani - A moving poem written when a friend's father passed away - a caring gentleman who was a source of delight to his friends and community


7/17

242. Soul2


Written on All Soul's Day after a visit to my father's grave. For grieving families everywhere.


8/17

244. Strength


Written for a friend whose mother is suffering with cancer.


9/17

275. Bittersweet


A song of grief written for a friend who just lost her mother.


10/17

286. Father Mine


Written as I painfully miss my dad and want to have him back so we can both "serve humanity" as we individually strove to do so.


11/17

292. Appa


For my parents - "So fragile our dreams when we know not the way... Today, I am cleansed and freed of a self neglecting past"


12/17

311. Catharsis


When losing a parent, we hit a new low and our feelings get all jammed up. How will this raw grief bring about a catharsis for us?


13/17

318. Pandu


Pandu - I often think of this noble soul who orchestratd the highs of many a person and team.


14/17

337. Reunited


For a dear friend upong the loss of his uncle... Triggered a powerful emotion and thought for all the people we love and the longing to be reunited with them.


15/17

371. Mindful


As my friend marks her mothers first death anniversary, written in the first person with immense feeling


16/17

372. Gentle Eyes


For another friend who misses his father and thinks of his own mortality, realizing the "the best part of life Is over"


17/17

398. Manish


For Reuben, Sandeep and Harry on the death of their friend Manish Aneja, written from the view of the poet, addressing the dear departed.