Memorial Poem Card

I was asked to write this poem for someone who would be reading at the service of a young man who died far too early.  I walked the trails and fields for several days, taking notes as I moved along, and these are the lines that transpired. I am very moved that the poem was helpful for that service, and that it has offered comfort for many others since. This card is a little different.  It has Japanese Crane Paper on the front, and is blank inside.  The memorial poem is included on a linen insert to send as an extra bit of thoughtfulness. Memorial PoemThis is what grief looks like:the tide has gone out,farther than the eye can see,pulling with it every ship,the sun, and every single wave;stealing hopes, plans, agreements,and a thousand precious things;leaving a shattered seabed oflost shells, secret wishes, dying reedsand impossible questions… And there is the feeling thatlife will remain emptied, slack like this,much longer than we can bear…How could the ocean returnand moonlight shim