Category Archives: Sorrow

Every little once in a while

Posted on February 1, 2017 by gwpj

                Every little once in a while there is a song, a murmur, a hope. Every little once in a while there is life, and singing, and cheer. If what you want is … Continue reading →

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Taking Leave

Posted on November 7, 2016 by gwpj

  Looking at her first born, she remembered those six long years of wondering if she and her husband would have a child. Perhaps they had tried too hard, as when they stopped trying, her pregnancy stayed, and her son … Continue reading →

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Two Poems — “Sound of Sorrow” and “They don’t allow no moustaches in Kalispell, Montana”

Posted on January 15, 2015 by gwpj

Sound of Sorrow There is a sound, and it is heartbreaking. It is the sound of a mother wailing the loss of a child. It doesn’t matter how her child was lost; what matters is that her child is dead. … Continue reading →

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Sound of Sorrow, a poem

Posted on July 12, 2014 by gwpj

There is a sound, and it is heartbreaking. It is the sound of a mother wailing the loss of a child. It doesn’t matter how her child was lost; what matters is that her child is dead. Do you hear … Continue reading →

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