The following entries (from beginning runner to half marathon finisher) represents a continuing journey of tremendous grief and sorrow, and of transformation - largely through the therapeutic power of running. The sorrow that has broken my heart open wide has in time allowed me to experience the beauty of being in the present moment. And of course, without the support of family and friends to guide me, I would not have made it this far.

If you have lost someone in your life, I offer these words and verse (some Kristy's, some mine and others) with the hope it may touch your heart and help you heal.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

A SECOND DEATH


The sun set for my sister and I on Monday evening. We watched as the sky slowly exploded into an orange yellow soup. The next morning I wrote you this poem and tried to tell you....


Another eternal sun sets
When we are together as one
What once was blue is scarlet and gold
Suspended hope with suspended dreams
Bound by moments of changing beauty

You - as blinding as the dying sun
As vibrant as the rising moon
Everything and anything can bring you near
Yet even this will fade to black
As a dying rose drops its heavy crown

I never tire of your laughing eyes
I wait each day to relive the memory of you
If I am not dreaming you how can I remember?
A second death would but follow the first
An endless fall much darker than the one I know

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