Tag Archives: Losing a pet

Adele’s “Make You Feel My Love”

Bob Dylan's tender love song reminds us of the source of our grief
Posted on December 1, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

A little over two years ago, a fire destroyed the building where I was renting an apartment. Fortunately, no one was injured, and the landlord soon placed everyone who lived in the building in a new home. All we lost, … Continue reading →

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“A Dog Has Died” by Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda's factual ode weeps through wide-open eyes
Posted on May 2, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Pablo Neruda is a great master of understatement, weaving the sparest details around the complexity of loss with a cry that carries its own weight and does not ask to be comforted. The first four lines of his poem “A Dog … Continue reading →

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