Those We Lost

Darkness cloaks sun’s lightDeath irrevocably snuffs out breath of lifeTwo pregnant sisters, one hot summer dayTwo sons born, only one lives todayThirty plus love and life filled years betweenThen history replays the cruelest of scenesOnly this time fate reverses their roleSame two sisters, one cold winter dayTwo granddaughtersOne celebrated arrival, one tearful goodbyeGrief shows no Read More

Menopausal Pandemic Wedding Blues

Why does no one talk about menopause?  Every woman who has ever borne children shares her pregnancy and birth stories, yet menopause is considered too indelicate a topic for open discussion?   Why? It is a terribly uncomfortable transition that every living woman must endure, some earlier than others.     For a healthy woman in her Read More