Other than Divine Grace

Is there ever

a mechanics

to alleviating GRIEF ?

Or, do we just go through

spiraling emotions

Grief

never calcified

often like a storm reborn

yet never

blown away like dust

Pain, you know, often times

is too precious

to give away

to let go, till

the breath subsides

Joy and sorrow

each with its own

tender loveliness

never seeking

a gracious reprieve

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-- Vijay Nikore

(original and unpublished)