grief – Quiet Strength… and Coffee

haiku 96

watercolor illustration woman's face, sad expression

Rainstorms pouring down My eyes can’t imitate them Too dry for tears now

loss

If I could, I would bring you back, so you could heal… I miss you so much

Zdenek was otherwise consigned to that silent space where my father kept his memories. When Time Stopped, by Ariana Neumann, page 192. We joked about how remarkably balanced we had both turned out considering our father’s inability, for all his brilliance, to deal with anything emotive. Ibid., page 194. Reading this memoir by Ms. Neumann,Continue reading “quotes”