The Well of Grief

This poem was read at a funeral I attended today...it touched me deeply. There is so much pain in this life...but in the pain, we can also find healing.

The Well of Grief 

Those who will not slip beneath 

the still surface on the well of grief 

turning downward through its black water 

to the place we cannot breathe 

will never know the source from which we drink, 

the secret water, cold and clear, 

nor find in the darkness glimmering 

the small round coins 

thrown by those who wished for something else. 

-David Whyte 

Dr. Arky, thank you for reminding me to have an Attitude of Gratitude.