Tag: grief

  • Oh Where, Oh Where Has Our Little Boy Gone? by Eileen Sateriale

    Oh Where, Oh Where Has Our Little Boy Gone? by Eileen Sateriale

    This piece was selected in honor of Veteran’s Day and all of the men and women who lost their lives in defense of this country’s honor. “The Secretary of Defense informs you that Corporal Bruce Graham is missing in action. Last seen, Seoul, South Korea, March 8, 1953,” said the…

  • The Seagull’s Harmonica by D.C. Houston

    The Seagull’s Harmonica by D.C. Houston

    On this walk, as with all days,I move,until the moon,usurps the sun.The songs of life ongoing,do their best, to fill the barren space,you once occupied.Is it hubris,to say, you are the best there ever was.Daydreams of our eleventh hour,what I could have articulated, differently.How life could change so irrevocably in…

  • Lingering Ice by Mari Benson

    Lingering Ice by Mari Benson

    The sun was bright as Adrianne stepped out of her house and settled the large black hat on her head. The well-worn, floppy brim had been trained to fold just so in order to perfectly keep the sun from her eyes without impeding her vision. It provided the well needed…