“Grief is the residue that remains in our heart after the tears have dried on our face.
It’s the ache that lingers when our loved one’s face fades from view.
It’s the yearning for the return to normal when normal will never again be.
It’s the threshold you have both crossed, but only you remain, alone.
Grief is the heaviness of body and heart that holds you in its embrace without comfort.
It’s the constant companion you do not look forward to seeing each day.
It’s the fog that surrounds your vision for tomorrow, and hides your joy today.
It’s the deepness of emotion that leaves you empty at the bottom.
It’s the gift of looking within you can discover over and over again.
It offers the warmth of remembrance of shared love.”

Sharon Clark