John O'Donohue Poems

Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.
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When you lose someone you love,
Your life becomes strange,
The ground beneath you becomes fragile,
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On the day when
the weight deadens
on your shoulders
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May death come gently towards you,
Leaving you time to make your way
Through the cold embrace of fear
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May you be blessed in the holy names of those
Who, without you knowing it,
Help to carry and lighten your pain.
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When the light lessens,
Causing colors to lose their courage,
And your eyes fix on the empty distance
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