Its true
Shock is a state
You cross it’s borders
And wander in it for a time
Like some some nightmarish holiday
Then return home
But mourning is a season
It creeps in
While you are away
Like the heat of summer
Or the winter frosts
You must endure it
There is no rushing a season
Some days will be mild
And the clouds will be higher
Maybe the sun will shine through
Others days a storm
Will catch you out
And the torrent will leave you
Feeling empty
Eroded
Mourning is a season
I’m told
Like other seasons
It will pass
Maybe one day it will be
Something like the memory
Of that childhood summer
When it never stopped raining
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March 19, 2011 at 2:48 am
gautami tripathy
Shock is really a state…
lost in a maze
March 19, 2011 at 3:50 am
Jingle
cool take.
agree with your sentiments..
March 19, 2011 at 5:11 am
pamela
Absolutely beautiful piece on the process of mourning.
Pamela
March 19, 2011 at 6:07 am
Laurie Kolp
Very powerful, heartfelt piece! I agree mourning is a season and it will get better, but you don’t have to like it, just get through it.
March 19, 2011 at 10:30 am
Mike Patrick
This fit the prompt perfectly. Well done.
March 19, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Cathy
Beautifully written. grief is a season of it’s own that doesn’t follow time.
March 19, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Tumblewords
Yes. Well said, nicely penned.
March 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Judy Roney
Wow. Wonderfully stated. Mourning is a season and sometimes it seems summer will never show up again.
March 19, 2011 at 3:31 pm
b_y
The ending is just right.
March 19, 2011 at 6:50 pm
vivinfrance
Your feelings are so well expressed that I am mourning with you. Thank you for posting this.
March 20, 2011 at 5:57 am
Kim Nelson
Utter beauty woven here, despite the challenges of living wrapped in sorrow or slapped by shock. Nicely put together.
March 20, 2011 at 11:50 am
liv2write2day
There is much depth and understanding in this one. As a hospice nurse, I’m not so sure it ever really passes. You just get used to it. I’d like to bookmark this to have handy when needed.
March 20, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Carolee Sherwood
yes, a season that returns and returns. in predictable and surprising ways.