Sandy's Scribbles, Poetry and Prose

Transformation of loss and bitterness Losing one’s son Can change you without your knowing, yet So does the caterpillar change to a butterfly Or a baby to an adult Silence is not always golden, nor Is it necessary To move on to the next chapter of your life To continue to grow and heal and remember the way things used to be Or to lose sight of what your dreams once were, But to continue to move in the direction of changing, beginnings and endings New face and names, new possibilities and venues Sometimes change means staying the same and it only Looks different But we know the truth and we know the realities For we need to follow the butterfly and follow the path Moving, moving, moving We must dance to the bitter tune of Spring of May and of June When things we see are sought and things we don’t are not Dance!   Please feel free to leave comments on how you transformed from loss and bitterness, the tears, the pain...

Grief - it never ends, but changes.  To help with my own grief and those who I encounter, I have started a grief support group.  I am part of a club that I don't want to belong to, but it makes my heart ache to see others suffering. Helping others, helps me through my struggles of grief and I hope it is helping them as well. I am constantly researching, attending seminars, webinars, reading, etc. on grief to better supporting others as well as myself.  This poem below is from one of my activities that I participated in during a wellness session of a meeting I attended. It was not a grief- based activity, but I used it as a tool to pour out my emotions and feelings. Here is the  5- minute Free Write  Word Prompts activity. The words used were: Encounter, after work, morning routine, nature, animal, sharp, soft and a road.   You can use any words for the prompts, but here is my poem stemming from those given to me. Driving down the country road I think...