Our favourite inspirational grief poems, some famous ones and some new ones. Let us know if you've written one too.
After I wrote the previous post, "Getting It," I stumbled across the following poem on Pinterest. I don't know the title of this piece and I have no idea who J. Hendel is, but he/she totally nailed it! Often times people struggle to find the "right" words when friends/family are going through a tough time (for lack of better phrasing). Sometimes there are no "right" words and the best thing one can say and do is summed up by the last stanza. I'm not going to analyze this for you or explain why it touched my heart (you're smart people, I'm pretty sure you can figure it out). *This poem was originally posted by Hollye Jacobs from The Silver Pen in a posting titled, "Caring for Children When a Parent Dies" (it took some digging to find the original post since direct links to it are blocked).
MAKING FRIENDS WITH GRIEF! May all our friendships with grief blossom, to radiate the love we feel for the ones we mourn. Now that may seem like a weird thing to say. Just how can we make friends w…
Each of these Rosh Hashanah poems is comforting, thoughtful, and profound. They'll all inspire you for the High Holiday season ahead.
It can be hard to know what to do or say to someone who has suffered a loss and is grieving the death of a loved one. If you're at a loss, you can offer these words of comfort to someone you know who is grieving.
