Tag: Grief

Hosanna Joy

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Her lips were purple,
her face a powder white.
I knew my baby sister wasn’t right.

“She’s now in heaven,”
said a mother torn in grief.
“For the first time she knows relief.”

An unfinished pine box,
made by my father’s hands.
Everyone in a daze of funeral plans.

“Goodbye baby sister,
there are few as strong as you.
We won’t forget battles you fought through.”

Holding tight the ribbon,
my balloon dark maroon.
Let it go. Watch the crowd disperse too soon.

Just a memory
in a five year olds mind.
Deepened with my seasons and outlined.

©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef

Photo of Hosanna Joy and Mary Grace.

Grief/Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness Day

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Original drawing and poem by Mary Grace van der Kroef

Grief

When you long

When your strong

Though you’ve lost

Know the cost

When there’s hope

Through grief you cope

When one is gone

Yet life goes on

No

This grief is never wrong

©Mary Grace van der Kroef 2020

Note: Many of the images I draw and add writing to have spelling mistakes. It may be unprofessional to share them, but I don’t care. The raw images hold meaning for me. So I still share them as is. Thank you for understanding and reading despite my mistakes.