Grief: Owning the Road
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
I went to see a counselor.
She lost a child and understands.
Committed to a healing path,
I laid my heart out in her hands.
Poems about Death
Not one of us will pass through life without being touched by death and grieving. Initially, I had only a handful of poems about death and losing loved ones and did not feel a specific category on that topic was necessary for this website. Sadly, after losing my youngest son in 2018, that has changed. This new topic includes 40 poems about death and grieving, written as part of my own grieving process. I hope this category will make it easier for other bereaved parents to find and use them as part of their own healing. My poems about death are here for non-commercial purposes only. Please include full copyright information on every copy, emailing a request for permission before using. For internet use, a link back to this site is required. May peace and comfort be yours on this difficult path.
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, simply read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
Holding Hearts
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
My heart reached out, but
but you weren’t there.
Undone, I nestled
in your chair
and felt your warmth
surround my soul.
For one sweet moment
I was whole.
Innocence Lost
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Christina Angolora
At best, you lose your innocence in layers.
Mom’s handwriting shows up on Santa’s card.
A tetherball turns traitorous and clocks you.
Your brother locks you out of your backyard.
The Heart Attack
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
My heart imploded yesterday
from a surprise attack,
its cause so seemingly benign
my mind keeps going back.
Love Is
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
an adaptation of 1 Cor. 3:4-8
Love is patient.
Love is kind.
Love lives on
in heart and mind.
Homecomings and Goings
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
Come home to me, my child; come home.
Dance on the words of a mother’s poem…
stepping-stars across the sky,
shining bright to draw you nigh,
spun from gossamer and love,
heart-notes sent to heaven above.
Amazing Grace
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
Christmas, I thought, would always be
the best of holidays for me…
a celebration of Christ’s birth,
when peace and glory came to earth.
This miracle, so long held dear,
blessed and remembered every year,
engenders in each tender heart
sweet reverence for His humble start.
Christmas Comfort
©2018 Susan Noyes Anderson
Christmas shopping has begun,
but now I shop for three,
another sad reminder of
the way things used to be.