New Tears [about Grievng--with commentary]

New Tears [about Grieving]

If it rains or shines

Little does it matter so? Days, like tear drops-

Slip and slide, and go.

I sit looking out my window

Little do I want to say-? Goodbye and close my brain;

Not forever, anyway!...

At my door he still stands

Holding roses in his hands, I look a little pale and sad

Will he see me fair or mad?

Note: A death is a death no matter which who you are, what color, or creed, you are affected. When the grieving starts and stops is different for everyone. Some grieve for days and cry. Some have delayed reactions. Some scream it out until the sorry deadens their faces and they can no longer stand up and hold themselves in balance with gravity of earth and even commit suicide, like Robert Howard, the great poet. Some lives are taken at a young age, many of my friends were. Some by stupid accidents, a 19-year old buddy of mine was taken that way; and a mother at 83-years old whom we lived together for 33-years. And so when I read the article in the paper of Derrick, the family's loss of their son over a stupid punch, it just brought back old memories of losses. I once was in a bar and it was a hot July day, and folks there were getting mad for simply reasons, it was July of l982, at the Gem bar in Minneapolis, and as I walked outside the bar, I heard a shot, and two guys ran different ways. And 12-minutes more passed, in that time the ambulance came took they slain person him to the hospital and he died, he died on the way to the hospital I should say. And the older I get, the more I see, and the more I see, includes death by anger and stupidly. But the poem I wrote, like the one I did in l982, is not for the dead, but for the living. [#729/6-11-05]

Author/Poet Dennis Siluk Http://dennissiluk.tripod.com

In The News:


Support groups helped grieving mom with loss [5 hrs ago]
NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - 7 hours ago
"I don't want to downplay anyone's loss. But the grief when you lose a child is not the same.” Stonebarger stopped going to her counselor. ...

Easing pet loss pain
Canoe.ca, Canada - 5 hours ago
Although her main focus is assisting people with the death of a human, she gets the occasional referral from a veterinarian for someone grieving the loss of ...

Seattle Times

Grieving relatives shouldn't make quick decisions
Seattle Times, United States - 6 hours ago
While eliminating the debt can be a good thing, the sudden loss of the spouse's income might prevent the survivor from obtaining another mortgage, ...

Father of stabbed Harry Potter actor speaks of his loss for the ...
News of the World, UK - 14 hours ago
For the first time, his emotions spilled over into sobs of deep-rooted grief only a father can feel for the loss of his son. He wept: "I held him in my arms ...

The Associated Press

Grief leads father to create bomb-defusing robot
The Associated Press - 8 hours ago
"I don't know of any other similar company that is headed by someone who has had such a personal loss as he has," Thomasmeyer said. ...

Parents’ grief inspires formation of charities
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 1 hour ago
Angie Graves said she and her husband started the foundation in March 2005 to help them cope with their loss. “It just felt like the right thing to do to ...

Canada.com

Sam Sullivan turns to prayer after primary loss
Canada.com, Canada - Jul 4, 2008
Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan is drawing on the Greek philosophy of Stoicism and the Christian tradition to deal with his grief over losing the vote to run ...

Los Angeles Times

'Complicated grief' affects the brain differently
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jul 4, 2008
... of reward in people with so-called complicated grief, the psychiatric term for sadness that persists long after a person has experienced a loss. ...

Crash survivor is 'lost' in grief
Toronto Sun,  Canada - 6 hours ago
"The loss of Cory has been felt, not only in Toronto right now, but all over the world this summer." "I will never forget the first time Cory and I met at ...

Sharing their grief and strength Compassionate Friends group ...
WatertownDailyTimes.com,  United States - Jul 5, 2008
... the worst loss that can happen to a parent." Relatives and friends, he said, are often not capable of providing necessary support for grieving parents. ...
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