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Grief’s Fire

by russtowne

Grief’s Fire

 When nothing I can say

Will ease another’s pain,

If I just show up

Again and again,

And stay in grief’s fire

Without shrinking away

It can help them make it

Through to brighter days.

 

With Love,

Russ

(C) Copyright 2016 Russ Towne

All Rights Reserved

Posted on March 29, 2016 at 8:06 PM in Poetry, Russ   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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2 Comments to “Grief’s Fire”

    
  1. Sofia Kioroglou
    March 29, 2016 at 10:12 PM

    A lot of wisdom encapsulated in a few lines. Love it!

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  2. russtowne
    March 29, 2016 at 10:21 PM

    Thank you, Sofia. I’m glad it resonated for you.
    Russ

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