Tag: #death

• Published : It takes six months

  

  It’s six months after dad’s passing…a million emotions have gone through me through these trying times. I am grateful to my husband, my girls, and my sister for holding me and helping me through. My poem ‘ Six months’ is published by Rebelle Society. Thoughts, regrets, memories ebb, and flow but the journey continues. A…

  Smitha V

  July 4, 2021

  Poetry

  #dealingwithloss, #death, #father, #grief, #healing, #inspiration, #life, #lossofparents, #sixmonths, #Sorrow

• Published : poetry- My home is the river

  

  I am pleased to say that my poem ‘My home is the river’ which I wrote for a prompt in April has been published by the Rebelle Society. The prompt required us to listen to Sufjan Stevens’ latest album, ‘Convocations‘. The album has five parts to it — ‘Meditations’, ‘Lamentations’, ‘Revelations’, ‘Celebrations’ and ‘Incantations’. Sufjan created the album as a tribute to his…

  Smitha V

  May 10, 2021

  Poetry

  #convocations, #death, #fathersanddaughters, #funeralrites, #home, #loss, #poem, #river, #sufanstevens, Published

• NaPoWriMo Day 2 : The Road Taken- I’ll take it again

  

  Today’s prompt is – “In the world of well-known poems, maybe there’s no gem quite so hoary as Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about your own road not taken – about a choice of yours that has “made all the difference,” and what might…

  Smitha V

  April 2, 2021

  Experiences, Poetry

  #day2, #death, #father, #gratitude, #hindurituals, #NaPoWriMo2021, #theroadnottaken

• Published on Medium: Six things to do if you want to help someone who’s grieving- I lost three people in less than three months

  

  Yesterday I wrote my first official post on Medium. To read the post you can click on https://six-things-to-do-if-you-want-to-help-someone-whos-grieving-i-lost-three-people-in-less-than If it resonates with you or you like my writing, please root for me by clicking on the ‘clap’ icon in Medium. If you want to be notified of my future posts, click the ‘Follow’ button. I’m…

  Smitha V

  March 28, 2021

  Experiences

  #acknowledgement, #blogaweek, #blogging, #dealingwithloss, #dealingwithpain, #death, #grief, #healing, #life, #lifelessons, #loneliness, #people

• Published : Poem ‘obituary’

  

  I’m happy to say that my poem, ‘Obituary,’ has been published by Spillwords Press. I’ve started reading the pages at the end of the newspaper-The one with the photographs-Sometimes stamp sized, sometimes biggerThe faces look back at meSome smiling, some solemnBut rarely ever sadI wonder if they were truly as happy or is it a…

  Smitha V

  February 2, 2021

  Poetry

  #circleoflife, #death, #life, #memory, #newspapers, #nostalgia, #obituary, #people, #poetry, #tribute, Published