A Book Designed to Provide Reassurance That You Are Not Alone
THIS POIGNANT AND ACCESSIBLE COLLECTION of poems began as Suzanne Weiss Morgen’s personal journey of grieving and mourning her parents. But it became much more as she expanded her thinking to encompass the dynamic odyssey through the myriad of thoughts and emotions that surge forth when a loved one dies—the sadness, fear, anger, crazy madness, relief, and finally the healing. She wants these poems to transcend her personal experience and provide universal support, acknowledgement, understanding, and comfort for anyone faced with a death.
Grief is a natural reaction to losing someone you love. It’s not about forgetting the person but more about somehow fashioning a new relationship with the loved one lost. The duration, power and intensity, color, and tone of the grief are all unpredictable and unique to each individual. It can often be difficult for the griever to express all they are experiencing. This book is designed to put some of those feelings into words: to help clarify, validate, and provide solace and assurance that you are not alone. It’s important to allow yourself space and permission to process your pain and heartache—to be empathetic and offer compassion to yourself as well as to allow others to do the same for you.
Take a deep breath and be tender as you grieve. And don’t hesitate to embark on the journey through memories, experiences, stories, feelings, and anything and everything that brings you comfort and consolation. There is hope beyond the bewilderment of bereavement eventually leading to a new found peace.
The Arc of Grieving: Poems for the Journey
Suzanne Weiss Morgen
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suzanne Weiss Morgen has always been a lover of words: their power, their purpose, and their possibility. She has spent a lifetime involved with words and their unique ability to come alive to provoke, stimulate, comfort, and touch. Suzanne has written poetry in many styles. She has composed songs for both secular and liturgical settings and for special occasions and parodies. Her career has spanned decades as a singer and as a vocal teacher and coach for both singing and speaking. Through her poetic writing and her singing, Suzanne has channeled language and the revelatory expression of thoughts and feelings as a cornerstone of her work.
Suzanne was born and raised in Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband. This collection came about after the deaths of her parents but also brought to mind the loss of her cherished pets. She sincerely hopes that all who mourn for both humans and animals find peace in their loving memories.