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The Empty Nest
Loneliness is an interesting feeling. Interesting, you ask? How neutral. How unilluminating. How non-judgmental. How unlike me. My feelings about loneliness have been pretty darn negative. I’ve written about unwanted solitude as a vacuum, an inescapable shadowed partner to despair. … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, death, empty nest, grief, loneliness, photographs, solitude, Weekly Writing Challenge: Build Your Own
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Four Rounds and a Wedding
I’ll miss you. Oh, how I’ll miss you. I’ll dream of you, And I’ll cry a million tears. But the sorrow will pass. And the one thing that will last, Is the love that you’ve given to me. —After You’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Boston Harbor, Four Weddings and a Funeral, friendship, funeral, Iris Dement, missing, rounds, solitude, spoiler alert, wedding
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Seductive Solitude
“The Observer,” (c) 2012 Suzannah R. Glennon Another of our youngest child’s remarkable photographs is a portrait of her sister. She calls it “The Observer.” Sometimes all you can do is watch and absorb the swirl of what is going … Continue reading
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Tagged children, grief, hospital, Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More, solitary, solitude, The Observer, Timshel, vortex, Winne-the-Pooh
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