SERENDIPITY (My thoughts about the senseless death of two people we loved dearly.)

I found that the only way to deal with death once the initial blow has passed, was to write songs and poetry to release my feelings. At first my emotions were so powerful that no words or tunes could express what I was feeling. When loved ones are taken away so suddenly and without warning, its a shock that hits deep within your innermost core, that is probably the softest part of your heart. I had to wait for time to heal the deep wounds of loss and then only could I start to express what I had felt. Here is something I wrote just after my aunt and uncle were taken from us.

Senseless, we feel the waves crashing down, solid, forceful expansive destruction.
Shattered are all our routine duties, splintered, fragments eluding our function.
Support structures draw near to shield us against deaths savage conclusion
Someone to hold us, cradle us whilst we encounter the drowning emotion

Service brings comfort; a sanctuary, erected by loved one's to heights without measure
Soulful lamentations; a time to grieve; hold one's precious thoughts like fragile treasure
Serenity in moments where death's sting is removed and eternity embraced
Safety found in the faith of a lifetime, solitude is pure white and chaste

Soaring on upwards, each day followed by night, followed by mourning followed by day
Seconds become minutes; minutes become hours, time waits for none, that's God's way
Sensing we're drifting further from memories and watching the incoming eternal tide
Saddens our heavy hearts, but do we realize each day we're nearer to the other side?

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