Poem for ongoing grief

[halfwayupthehill]

It is the anniversary of a dear friend's death and i would like to include a poem in my letter to her son who is still overwhelmed with grief. At the time i sent a few poems about immediate bereavement but now would like to find a poem that deals with how it never really gets easier as that is how he is feeling right now. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thank you.

bumping for you, hope someone here knows of something suitable x

We fall to the earth like leaves
Lives as brief as footprints in snow
No words express the grief we feel
I feel I cannot let her go.
For she is everywhere.
Walking on the windswept beach
Talking in the sunlit square.
Next to me in the car
I see her sitting there.
At night she dreams me
and in the morning the sun does not rise.
My life is as thin as the wind
And I am done with counting stars.
She is gone, she is gone.
I am her sad music, and I play on, and on, and on.
(Roger McGough

Thank you love and death, that poem is lovely. Do you think it is appropriate for a mother-son or does it have romantic overtones?

I think of my daughter when I read it and it is also a favourite of another MNer who lost a daughter, so to me, it isn't romantic as such. I think it could apply to a mother, sister, lover or daughter.

Sorry for your loss Love. The more i read the poem the more i think it is just right, especially as my friend came from a town famous for its music. Thank you for sharing.

Sorry for your loss Love. The more i read the poem the more i think it is just right, especially as my friend came from a town famous for its music. Thank you for sharing.

Sorry for your loss Love. The more i read the poem the more i think it is just right, especially as my friend came from a town famous for its music. Thank you for sharing.