Season's Greetings

As the year comes to an end,

And everyone has greetings to send,

And reserves a place for the New Year to spend,

I put a smile on my face and pretend

That I am okay, as no one can fully comprehend

My heartache, neither a relative nor friend.

Forgive me, loved ones, I do not mean to offend

But my wounds will never mend

Since my grief and my blood blend.

I wish I could my history amend

And the movement of time suspend

Not having to face another year's end!

Randah R. Hamadeh, 2009, Copyright©
Summer Rays-Solace for Bereaved Parents

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From TheGrief ToolBox

From the Compassionate Friends

From the Compassionate Friends

Grief Expert

Sorry about your tragedy,

Did you get over it?

If not at all,

at least a bit.

Have you healed

and overcome your pain?

Hope not to see you

sad ever again.

You have survived

life’s biggest blow,

You should be able,

to let go.

She did not suffer

and quickly went,

Instead of extending

your misery and lament.

Thank God you have

the other two,

They must have made it

easier for you.

Push your sadness

and sorrow behind,

Only keep your surviving

children in mind.

My tears

started to flow.

Is she a grief expert,

and I did not know!

Randah R. Hamadeh, Copyright © 2013
Author, Summer Rays-Solace for Bereaved Parents

Worldwide Candle Lighting

I wish heaven had a phone

Tears Fall

Tears fall and I start to cry

Others are shocked! They don't know why.

They prefer to forget and ignore

That emotions can’t be locked indoor!

People accept laughter and joy

And let tears and sadness annoy

Many things trigger my sorrow and grief.

Tears give me comfort and some relief

Isn’t it enough what I went through?

They shouldn’t question what I feel or do.

I am lifting the barriers that suppress

All the feelings that I need to express.

Randah R. Hamadeh, Copyright © 2013
Author, Summer Rays-Solace for Bereaved Parents

From the Compassionate Friends

December 2013