The first death of the winter in the Mallen Valley came one day after the first snow.
Chief Torin recounts the events.
Month: March 2010
Winter in the Mallen Valley
Winter has come with the first snow. With the snow comes change. Some welcome that the change and others resist it.
My Muse
In loss …
My heart ached with the memory
My thoughts lingered on his history
My soul cried in its misery
My body quaked with the finality
In writing…
My heart found expression
My thoughts posed its question
My soul sought compassion
My body gave up its aggression
In remembering ….
My heart is filled again
My thoughts of him remain
My soul struggles to retain
My body cries in vain
In sharing …
My heart found compassion
My thoughts found solace
My soul found hope
My body found peace
In losing my son at age fifteen
My life was turned upside down
In writing I found a connection
Ways to express the inexpressible
Through blog and verse and prose
I shared my painful journey
And even if my mother was the only one to ever read them
Our tighter bond is reward enough