A Winter Poem Finished on a Hot Summer Day

Jul 17, 2011 18:45

It's been quite a while since I've visited LiveJournal. During the winter and spring I struggled with my energy as I bid farewell to my brother, Mike, as he struggled with Stage IV lung cancer. I found myself sleeping an average of 10 hours a night, and still felt exhausted. I was still feeling the exhaustion during Oasis, but my time there ( Read more... )

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Beautiful! zuricrow July 18 2011, 15:26:33 UTC
And I really love the part about the shadow dancing over the snow.

Hope you are feeling more energetic, that sleeping 10 hours and still being exhausted may be depression. Again, I'm so sorry you lost Mike.

I accidently hit return before typing anything other than the subject of this message. It wouldn't post, it brought up another window and said, YOUR MESSAGE WAS BLANK. PLEASE TYPE AT LEAST SOMETHING IN THE MESSAGE FIELD. I don't think that's any of LJ's business, do you?

love, me

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Re: Beautiful! autumnamber July 18 2011, 16:02:02 UTC
LJ's busy-ness: hand-holding.

Thank you for "coming on over" and reading my poem. I am feeling much, much better. I think I needed the time and the sleep to grieve the loss of the familiar. I keep reminding myself that Mike is still in our hearts and that he has only traveled on. Still, it was a difficult farewell.

love, ome

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