The only thing guaranteed
About life
Is change
Change in my life
Has been marked by
Sentinel events
In which I didn’t think
Survival was possible
1991 divorce
I survived and thrived
2004
My sister’s death
I learned how to grieve
and survived
2016
My parents’ deaths
I survived
2019
The death of my beloved
Grief continues
But I will go on
Each sentinel event
Brought winds of change
New planes of existence
Never forgetting the past
Lessons learned and
Weaving them into
My new normal
Like a butterfly in a
Cocoon
Growth takes time
Grief takes time
The timeline is different
For each individual
But make no mistake
Tears will always be
Just below the surface
Because love
Was present…
© Lisa P 6 August 2019
Grateful, Thankful, and Mending! 
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