Reflections: Separation 6 Articles

by Silva Carver

As I sit here at the computer, it is 37 days since I last had a letter from my husband. We are separated by a geographical distance of some 5700 miles and an ocean, but that has never been much of an issue until now. We ar...read more

by Lindsey Stell

Someone once told me that the emotional ties we make to other people are all in our head. I disagree. I think that they go further than that. I believe these ties go into our minds, our chemical makeup, and our souls. W...read more

by Stella Kaye

WITHOUT YOU A couple of years ago,I would never have guessed that we could have been separated indefinitely like this. If you had had some weird premonition or foreseen it in your tarot deck,I'd have laughed and said "R...read more

by Nancy Browne

The Final Goodbye We held hands and said nothing Having said it all, down by the riverfront Where the tears formed like dewdrops And stayed there wet. Strollers had watched us hug for a long time On the bench as ...read more

by Myrna Writewood

Separation, is always hard to let go, to be separated, to not be apart of, it leaves us feeling lonely and isolated. Where it leaves us feeling alone, not belonging to anything. When we are separated we don't have the sa...read more

by violet beanblossom

"What would you think if I joined the Navy?" I can still remember the moment he asked me. And I remember just as clearly my response: "God no!" It was an idea that I had never even entertained. But he talked and I listened...read more