Weeping Widows

By Leisha Nicholson

Have you ever not wanted to go to sleep in fear that you would have a nightmare? Have you ever not wanted to wake up in the morning? Have you ever sat in the parking lot of your workplace and cried your eyes out? Have you ever pretended to be happy while you were dying on the inside? Well, I have too!

Each of us have experienced grief in some waywhether it was from the loss of a parent, child, spouse, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling, cousin, or best friend.

This book of free verse poems, traditional poems, and random thoughts address the many stages of grief, emotions, concerns, and experiences I went through as a young, widowed woman. Although this book is written for widows, there are several poems in which everyone can relate.

I invite you to travel with me through my journey of widowhood. The journey has yet to end, but its not as rocky as when I fi rst traveled that long, dreaded road!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984537867

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Weeping Widows

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Leisha Nicholson

Copyright © 2018 by Leisha Nicholson.

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Rev. date: 08/22/2018

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Contents

◆     Velcro

◆     Why won’t you talk to me?

◆     I’m numb

◆     Why him? Why me?

◆     If love could have saved you

◆     The week of

◆     Why are you here?

◆     So many thoughts

◆     The visitation

◆     The funeral

◆     Hand and foot

◆     Empty words

◆     My new normal

◆     I’d be lost without you

◆     An unselfish love

◆     The prayers of the righteous

◆     My first thirty minutes alone

◆     An empty house

◆     What’s that noise?

◆     Dreams, dreams, dreams

◆     Was that you?

◆     I can no longer feel

◆     So much stuff!

◆     The 300 pound man

◆     I’m sorry

◆     From 1 to 10

◆     Of course, i can, but i shouldn’t have to

◆     Out of the blue

◆     I’d tell you, but you wouldn’t understand

◆     If you came back

◆     2:00 In the morning

◆     I thought about you

◆     Don’t ask me that question

◆     Mrs. Not Ms.

◆     I’d be lying

◆     I’m stronger now

◆     I never lost my praise

◆     Twice my age

◆     It’s our anniversary

◆     That dreadful day

◆     The stages of grief

◆     My promise to you

◆     His way

◆     Conclusion

◆     My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

◆     What a Friend We Have in Jesus

◆     Father, I Stretch My Hands to Thee

◆     Pass Me Not

◆     I Must Tell Jesus

◆     It is Well With My Soul

◆     Is Your All on the Altar?

◆     I Need Thee Every Hour

◆     Never Alone

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Dedicated to

My sweet husband, my best friend.

Introduction

Have you ever not wanted to go to sleep in fear that you would have a nightmare? Have you ever not wanted to wake up in the morning? Have you ever sat in the parking lot of your workplace and cried your eyes out? Have you ever pretended to be happy while you were dying on the inside? Well, I have too!

Each of us have experienced grief in some way, whether it was from the loss of a parent, child, spouse, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling, cousin, or best friend.

This book of free verse poems, traditional poems, and random thoughts address the many stages of grief, emotions, concerns, and experiences I went through as a young, widowed woman. Although this book is written for widows, there are several poems in which everyone can relate.

I invite you to travel with me through my journey of widowhood. The journey has yet to end, but it’s not as rocky as when I first traveled that long, dreaded road!

weepingwidows4x6-43.jpg

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