The Aroma of Lilac

“The Aroma of Lilac, Poems on Grief, Hope and Healing After Loss” is a collection of poems on grieving and recovering from the loss of a loved one. Lilacs in literature symbolize spring and rebirth, resurrection, and through their heart-shaped leaves, love. They offer gentle encouragement to go on and endure. “The Aroma of Lilac” gives voice to the quiet spaces of sorrow – the empty chair, the unfinished sentence, the ache in your chest when the world keeps spinning after someone you love is gone and the isolation and feelings of powerlessness you feel after loss. Written for those grieving a death, an absence, or an unnameable loss, by someone who lost his son suddenly and without explanation. It was written to invite you to sit silently and gently with your pain – not to fix it, but to feel less alone in it. Whether your loss is recent or long ago, personal or shared, this book offers a soft place to land.

Grief changes us – slowly, brutally, beautifully. This poetry collection doesn’t try to fix grief. It walks with it. Grief doesn’t ask for answers – it asks for company. This book offers that company to share disappointments, anger, and provides assistance with the response to the question of “what do I do now”. It is a companion for those moments when nothing else can reach you. Written during late nights, long walks, and quiet mornings after loss, these poems offer language to the unspeakable and peace to the unbearable.

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