Category Archives: Grieving
A sacred/secret thing
Dying is a sacred secret thing :- Doug.
Too early–so far–not yet
Let us use phrases like too early—so far—not yet. It is compassionate. It says there is more good to come, more good for us to find. Together. :- Doug.
Rest reflect renew
Rest reflect renew :- Doug.
O Sandy Hook
O Sandy Hook I am on the rim of an endless sea of tears! each time I recall your twenty young beautiful lively children lying in their own blood laughter & learning & ricochets mingled now, echoing away Mourn, America! … Continue reading →
Uncertainty
Uncertainty is all we have :- Doug.
The velocity of our lives
We can know velocity of our lives and our financial position and our direction, but at most two at a given time: the third will be undefinable. :- Doug.
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As actor withdraws from scene
As actor withdraws from scene As scenes roll on As this story told is but a part of the stories of each of the actors of the stories of each spectator & friend So now I withdraw :- Doug.
There is more here.
There is more here. :- Doug.
Far enough
Far enough To say goodbye Farewell :- Doug.
And still we are not done
We germinate, we leaf, we vine, we flower! We set little green fruit, we grow round, we grow fat, we grow green and then red! We fall to the ground, spent, or we are food! And still we are not … Continue reading →
If we can’t laugh
If we can’t laugh, what sanity is there? :- Doug.
Invite conversations of life and.
I invite conversations of life and. :- Doug.
Vending machine picture of law
Many times we have a vending machine picture of law: put in a coin, out comes a certain result, predictably. Time by time we find we are in a flowing stream with 10,000 variables floating past, each can touch us, … Continue reading →
We do not die alone
We do not die alone. We die in the midst of us. In most settings, the person is ripped from the cloth, leaving stretched and torn threads. We all die a bit, we all contract, we might expand. If the … Continue reading →
Our story has no end
It is true that our story reaches out and touches others, touches the stories of our ancestors and descendants, touches and mingles with the story of our family and tribe for years, maybe eons. :- Doug.
You do not die at the end
You do not die at the end of your story, but in the course of it. :- Doug.
A tale true to life
Here is a tale true to life: A boy sets out on a road. Life offers not end, so this story has no end. Sometimes there is opposition, sometimes not. Life is open. A life might end, but life goes … Continue reading →