dolphins16

To all those who are hurting now, whose family member or friend was not with
you this year, I am sad for you.
I didn't want to know what this feels like. Last year at this time, I was
able to be distracted though it was the first year for me. My mind and heart
were in such denial, perhaps shock. My grief was diverted by some act of
God, I don't know. I made it through but this holiday season feels much
worse.
There was an empty chair at a table where 15 people were seated enjoying
Thanksgiving dinner.
That chair, his laughter, his smile and part of me, was missing...
JVM


--
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the oe'r fraught heart, and bids it break.
Shakespeare