This morning, after several days of feeling quite good and strong, I experienced a mini-meltdown. I don’t know where the feelings came from, but there was grief and some immature thoughts. Then I remembered a dark time from many years ago when a poem came. I would like to share it with you today.
In the Shadow of Sorrow
In the shadow of sorrow My friend speaks from his heart The mystery of sacrifice and redemption A sense of loss and failure The death of the little self We glimpse the other shore But our raft is not well made There is a deep mystery That we try to understand In the shadow of … Read more