When The Holidays Are Painful

Life isn't sorted into neat categories.
Tragedy and and pain don't take a break during holidays. If this is a difficult time of year for you, my heart goes out to you.

Sorrow's Cup - a Poetic Grief Quote

Tears spill from sorrow's cup.

Love Is a Bond That Death Cannot Part

 Love is an unbreakable bond. 

Beside the Dark River - Poem

Beside the Dark River - a poem by John Mark Green 

Sometimes we need someone who will sit with us in the midst of our pain. 

The Garden of Lost Love - Poetic Quote

Watered by sorrow, nurtured by memory, the garden still blooms. 💙 

Still Held - Grief Poem by John Mark Green

With grief, there are no right words. Only the quiet presence of those who care. 💙

Carry Me - Bereavement Poem

 We carry our lost loved ones in our hearts. 

Unexpected Goodbye - Grief Poem

 We carry our lost loved ones in our hearts.

Grief Is Love's Shadow

Grief is love's shadow.
The presence of absence.
An unbearable weight
of emptiness.

- John Mark Green

This is the paradox of grief - that emptiness can feel so heavy.

A Mother's Love - John Mark Green

 A mother's love still travels on after she's gone. 

The love they gave remains in this world after they pass on. This is the legacy they leave, carried in our heart.

A Father's Love - John Mark Green

A father's love still travels on after he's gone.

The love they gave remains in this world after they pass on. This is the legacy they leave, carried in our heart.

Each Grief Journey Is Unique

Each person's grief has its own fingerprint.                 - John Mark Green

Everyone copes with grief in their own way. We may not understand their grief journey, but we can be understanding of their suffering.

Finding the Light - Poem by John Mark Green

If you feel like life has buried you, please don't give up the fight.

When you're facing darkness that seems heavy and hopeless, please keep seeking the light. It is there, even when you can't see it.

Just Keep Breathing by John Mark Green

There are days when you can still remember how it was to be alright...

If you are grieving or going through a dark time, please don't lose heart, my friends. Keep going. Keep breathing. You will make it through this. 

Sadness Quote by John Mark Green

Sadness is a bruise on the skin of memory.

Lonely Streets - Sad Poem By John Mark Green

 I walk these lonely streets at dark...

How Do We Go On - Grief Poem By John Mark Green

How do we go on after the unthinkable happens?

The Things We Carry Silently

We all have things we carry silently inside because others may not understand.