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Author Archives: Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“Requiem” by Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson drives a crucial point home
I’ve been thinking a lot about boldness lately, about saying what you want to say when you want to say it. This concept of simply stating what you mean is certainly at work in “Requiem,” by Robert Louis Stevenson, one … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Accepting Death, Literature, Poetry, Requiem, Robert Louis Stevenson
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“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”
-Helen Keller
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Death, Famous Sayings About Death, Helen Keller, Loss, Love, Memorial Saying
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“Sonnet 43” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous sonnet reinforces the concept of eternal love
Seeing as tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d pick a poem that has to do with romantic love for this week. It’s also a poem you’re likely familiar with, or at least its famous opening line: “How do I … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Death, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Loss, Love poem, Love sonnet, Robert Browning, Valentine's Day
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Whitney Houston Dead from Unknown Causes
The legendary singer/actress autopsy and toxicology report underway
Whitney Houston, singer of “I Will Always Love You,” has died at just 48 years old from a suspected drug overdose. There were “no signs of criminal intent.” Houston has left an incredible legacy behind her, as the recipient of … Continue reading
Posted in Just Passed
Tagged Aretha Franklin and Houston, Autopsy, Bobby Brown, Cause of Death, Cissy Houston, Death, Dying, No Signs of Criminal Intent, Teddy Pendergrass and Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston Dead From Drugs, Whitney Houston dies overdose, Whitney Houston on The X Factor
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