In the River of Grief and Release
I've just published a little book and want to share it with you! It's available to buy from the link below or directly from me. It is good for anyone who has experience loss, is a family caregiver, a chaplain or bereavement counselor. It is a caring “gift” for friends/loved ones going through the grieving process.
I would love for you to take a look and to share it with your circles to help me spread the word.
Cost:
In person: If you want to buy it directly from me in person it is $12 (my cost- no profit) and email me at melisjoel@icloud.com.
From me: Mailed to you. Book plus mailing- $18. Just email me and I will send out to you.
Zelle or check in either case.
From Publisher: If you want to buy directly from Blurb (publisher) or get a preview of the book, just click on the photo of my cover or put this url into your browser. With mailing it’s about the same price.
https://www.blurb.com/b/11739924-in-the-river-of-grief-and-release

Here is a sample poem.
Tears
At first, they were little bursts,
like balloon poppings.
Quick, Short, Surprising.
Later–days, weeks,
longer exhalations.
Whoosh–air slipping out of a bicycle tire
easy to stop, easy to plug up.
And then the waves come.
Crashing, Relentless, seemingly Endless.
A stormy sea with sailors adrift at sea.
Are they lost? Am I lost?
The rage is not far behind the loss.
The emptiness empties back into the soul.
A search for stillness,
For the beach to calm itself.
For the birds to walk once more along the sand.
For the shells to reveal beauty.
For new life.
For hope.
How far away?