| A Walk with Sorrow | Robert B. Hamilton |
| Butterfly | Jeanne Schweigert, Kymmy's Mom, TCF, Billings, MT |
| Little Boy Left Behind | Sarah A. Kunz, TCF, Billings, MT
For her brother, John Paul Greni |
| Rest in Peace | Dever Herman, TCF, Billings, MT
Dedicated to my brother, Brad |
| A Poem For The Grieving | Mary Elizabeth Frye |
| Letter to Mom | Joy Curnutt |
| Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton |
| In Loving Memory of I.K.E. | Virginia Villaseñor |
| Sanctum | Beulah B. Malkin |
| Smile for the Ages | Todd Nigro (Ellie's Dad) |
| I Am Learning How To Live | Jamey Wysocki |
| Holding | Washington Gladded |
| The Beauty Places | Edgar A. Guest |
| The Gift of Someone Who Listens | Nancy Myerholts, TCF, Toledo, OH |
| Love and Hope | Kerry Marston |
| The Long Road Back | Betty Kenna, TCF, United Kingdom |
| Outside His Bedroom Door | Lyndie Sorenson
In memory of her brother, Joey Sorenso |
| Bring My Child Back to Me | Barbara Patterson, TCF, Conquitlam, BC, Canada |
| He Only Took My Hand | Author Unknown |
| My "Chris" Birds | Robyn Kingery
In memory of my son, Chris Kingery |
| Two Untitled Poems | John Henry Newman & Author Unknown |
| A Picture Of You | Deborah Robinson |
| Our Hearts Are Broken Forever | Grace Bourke |
| All is Well | Henry Scott Holland |
| Big Part of Me | Natasha B. McFadden |
| The Boys & Girls of Summer | Arleen Simmonds |
| To My Brothers | Kathy Gunthrie, TCF Cape May, NJ |
| My Brother Richy | Heather Leann Moody, Age 15, Ruston, LA |
| Silent Tears | Chuck Guice |
| Where Did My Sunshine Go | Laurie Card
In Memory of my beloved daughter Jessie |
| To See the Gold | Gwen Kearns, TCF, Valley Forge, PA |
| The Class Ring | Bereaved Sibling, Author Unknown |
| I Can Only Imagine | Tom Murphy, Greater Cincinnati TCF, OH
In Memory of my son, Brennan Murphy |
| Your Pup and I | Fay Harden, TCF Tuscaloosa, AL |
| A Dozen Roses | Alan Pedersen, TCF |
| Holding Onto Love | Chuck Collins, TCF, Burke/Springfield/Fairfax Chapter |
| The Anniversary | Elizabeth Dent, TCF, McMinnville, OR |
| Magic | Donna Dragoo, TCF, Norman, OK |
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Poetry offers a powerful form of self-expression
during loss, providing a cathartic channel through
which you can communicate your emotions and
experiences to others. By putting your thoughts
and feelings into words, you can reach out and
connect with others who may be going through
similar struggles.
Whether reading or writing poetry, people have
used it as a mechanism to cope with grief for many
centuries. Poetry allows a writer to explore their
emotions and release their thoughts by use of word,
while a reader can connect with the written piece
and find familiarity, hope, positivity or comfort.
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