Poem for Pouqui
September 23, 2015
Yesterday my beloved little cat, Mme Pouqui, died peacefully in my arms. It was indicative of her beautiful nature that she purred until her last breath, her eyes on mine, and slowly drifted away, leaving me alone with the hollowness of grief. I have worked with death and dying for many years in a professional … More Of Grief and Blue Birds
In my practice as a funeral celebrant and therapist, I encounter many different manifestation of grief, including stoicism, anger, dissociation, overwhelming sorrow, gentle acceptance – each response as individual as the person who experiences it. The bereaved are generally supported by family and friends but, occasionally, in all the turmoil of arranging a funeral and … More The grief of family pets