Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Writers' Pantry #59: Love and Loss (posted by Magaly) "If you have ever lost someone, you know just how true Dessen’s words are. Grief, like love, is forever—it dulls, it grows, it changes… but it never truly dies. Living, after loss, can be easier when we remember this." Enthusiasm for holidays wanes as we sigh, teary-eyed at the thought of empty seats at the table. Those whose infectious laughter is a mere echo in our heads. Difficult to celebrate at a table filled with ghosts. https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/
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Yes and no. I celebrate what has been (between my tears).
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Yes, the old family stories are often told at holiday gatherings.
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The empty seats, the reminders of once was but will be again.
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Thanks, Joel. That is a nice thought.
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Best to relate a happy or funny time with the departed, and celebrate their life. Not easy, but laughter is so healing. My sympathy.
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Actually, we do tell old family holiday stories, and it is bittersweet.
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It is difficult, indeed… For as we celebrate their lives, we can’t put aside the fact that they are now dead.
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So true.
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