Personal words to help comfort and provide solace
The impact of words and thoughts at difficult times of loss are universal. Upon other occasions, poetry can equally bridge the chasm of what to say and
what is felt at significant times in our lives. Through metaphor and allusion, rhyming and meter;
for eulogy and celebration; for love, understanding and hope, poetry does "matter".
Poetry enables me to ask why even when we already understand how. It permits me as a Doctor of Medicine,
witness to the frailties of our humanity, to abet healing through the very core of what makes us human,
ur language and our personal emotions. It has been my platform to tell my 'stories', to honor my patients,
my friends, my family and indeed, the essence of humanity, the "family of man". It is my hope that offering
these very personal poems to the users of Maternl© for their own purpose or to be shared with friends and family will bring solace, comfort, joy, meaning and hope at difficult as well as joyous times.
Continue to select a an appropriate original nd signed poem for your personal use or have this poem rededicated to someone you choose. I hope you find this unique service of Maternl healing and helpful as well.