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Tag Archives: Poetry
“White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field” by Mary Oliver
Contemplating the choice of ecstatic surrender at the moment of death
Mary Oliver is a contemporary anglophone poet beloved by many for her universally resonant contemplations drawing on metaphors from the natural world. Many of her poems are suffused with humbleness, gratitude, and wonder, placing death at the center of a … Continue reading
“The Lonely Funeral” by Maarten Inghels and F. Starik
A documentary about how a Dutch poet and civil servant uphold the dignity of human life with "lonely funerals"
For the last 20 years, Ger “Gerry” Fritz, a civil servant living and working in Amsterdam, has been meticulously arranging three pieces of music, a chapel, and flowers for funerals that no one attends. Every year, between 15 and 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Amsterdam, Civil Servant, Funeral, Funeral march, Lonely, Lonely Funeral, memento mori, Poetry
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”Song” by Christina Rossetti
A look at the serenity and peacefulness that can accompany death
A renowned poet, Christina Rossetti has a way of enchanting readers with her beautiful words and imagery. Even in her poems about death, Rossetti crafted an enthralling and almost whimsical moment for her readers to step into. This is especially true … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Christina Rossetti, Death, Life, Peace, Poem, Poems about Death, Poetess, Poetry, Serene, Serenity, Song
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“Septimus” by Rachel Wetzsteon
A personal look at a poem considering the tragedy and beauty that accompany both life and death
So often we are conditioned to think of death as something tragic. And, undoubtedly, losing someone is heartbreaking. It shakes your entire world. It changes the way you move through your day to day. I had been, for many years, the … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Beauty, Death, Death in Poetry, Death Poetry, Dying, Hope, Hopeful, Joy, Poem, Poetry, Rachel Wetzsteon, Silver Roses, Writing
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“Peace” by Langston Hughes
Hughes’ funeral poem reflects on the futile nature of war when the ultimate price soldiers pay for peace is through their deaths
War and its consequences wreak havoc on countless lives with its numerous casualties — whether they are civilian members or the soldiers involved on either side. In his poem, “Peace,” one of my all-time favorite poets, Langston Hughes, captures the irony of war’s … Continue reading
“On the Death of Anne Brontë” by Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë’s beautiful poem captures the painful grief people experience when they lose a beloved sibling for whom they would have done anything to spare them from the physical and emotional anguish of dying
Charlotte Brontë’s tribute poem to the loss of her baby sister, Anne, serves as an example of the reflections that occur in a grieving person’s mind when they lose someone for whom they deeply loved and cared. Within the span … Continue reading
