Seasons of Grief
by Josee Moore © 2007
Green were the grasses the day I first heard
Like razor blade cuts came each solemn word
The sun rose on high yet I could not see
My heart sank so low as death spoke to me
Blood still ran cold as leaves turned to red
Wrapped in my quilt forlorn in my bed
Tear stained and damp from where I had wept
My tatty old pillow shared memories I kept
A blanket of white soon covered the hills
While thoughts of his passing still gave me the chills
No more could I feel nor could I perceive
A life without him, how long shall I grieve?
One day in the snow, a crocus I saw
The sun rose again to help the stream thaw
Seeds on the wind soon took root to bloom
While spirits gave rise to cast off the gloom
Bouquets of lavender, crimson and blue
Appeared in the garden and shimmered with dew
Robins were busily building their nest
While mourning doves moaned put your heartache to rest
Thus I survived through the seasons of grief
Coming full circle from blossom to leaf
Summer to Spring all withered and torn
Winter to Autumn; renewed and reborn
Like razor blade cuts came each solemn word
The sun rose on high yet I could not see
My heart sank so low as death spoke to me
Blood still ran cold as leaves turned to red
Wrapped in my quilt forlorn in my bed
Tear stained and damp from where I had wept
My tatty old pillow shared memories I kept
A blanket of white soon covered the hills
While thoughts of his passing still gave me the chills
No more could I feel nor could I perceive
A life without him, how long shall I grieve?
One day in the snow, a crocus I saw
The sun rose again to help the stream thaw
Seeds on the wind soon took root to bloom
While spirits gave rise to cast off the gloom
Bouquets of lavender, crimson and blue
Appeared in the garden and shimmered with dew
Robins were busily building their nest
While mourning doves moaned put your heartache to rest
Thus I survived through the seasons of grief
Coming full circle from blossom to leaf
Summer to Spring all withered and torn
Winter to Autumn; renewed and reborn
