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Dedication: For all those people who have recently or at some time in the past lost someone they loved.
I bequeath to you, the living,
All joy and all sorrow.
Have courage always,
And sometimes, sometimes,
Remember me.
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Dedication: In memory of my grandchild, Jordana Julia Mills, aged six months, who died 31st July, 1980.
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Some of these poems have appeared in previous volumes by Marjorie Pizer.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Leura,
Blue Mountains,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Second Back Row Press
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Your Deathi"The terrible devastation of the tearing apart", single work poetry (p. 13)
- A Father Deadi"I cannot speak to my children about their father -", single work poetry (p. 14)
- After Seven Yearsi"Seven years you have been dead", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Existence of Lovei"I had thought that your death", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Nothing to Sayi"When he spoke of your death tonight,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Dreami"Last night", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Train Park Revisitedi"Here in this park I sit", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Anniversaryi"Today, if you had lived,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Memoriesi"Today, if you had lived,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Funerali"Wattle and almond blossoms picked from home", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Remindersi"There are reminders of the dead child everywhere -", single work poetry (p. 23)
- For My Mother, Long After Her Deathi"Forgive me, mother, for I have sinned.", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Memories of My Fatheri"Throwing my mind back to my childhood,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Young Man Deadi"It is a beautiful night, warm and still.", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Lament for Glen (Killed in a Motor Bike Accident, Aged 19)i"The splendid youth is dead and is no more,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Anniversary Lament for Joani"This time last year", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Garden of Remembrancei"Walk quickly past the roses,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Collaroy Beachi"Here I am, this sunny morning,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- For My Cousin, Nancyi"When finally I said good-bye", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Importancesi"O how important are all the things of life,", single work poetry (p. 32)
* Contents derived from the
Pymble,
Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
,Collins
, 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Your Deathi"The terrible devastation of the tearing apart", single work poetry (p. 2)
- A Father Deadi"I cannot speak to my children about their father -", single work poetry (p. 3)
- After Seven Yearsi"Seven years you have been dead", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Existence of Lovei"I had thought that your death", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Nothing to Sayi"When he spoke of your death tonight,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Dreami"Last night", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Train Park Revisitedi"Here in this park I sit", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Anniversaryi"Today, if you had lived,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Funerali"Wattle and almond blossoms picked from home", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Remindersi"There are reminders of the dead child everywhere -", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Dying of Canceri"I cannot stand the agony of your dying.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Empty Housei"I must get used to coming home to an empty house,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- It is So Hard to Rememberi"It is so hard to remember that you are dead.", single work poetry (p. 14)
- End and Beginningi"O you, who have returned to the infinite beginning", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Out of the Crashing Thunderi"Out of the crashing thunder of the storm,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- For My Mother, Long After Her Deathi"Forgive me, mother, for I have sinned.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Memories of My Fatheri"Throwing my mind back to my childhood,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Evanescencei"Tonight I feel the evanescence of life -", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Young Man Deadi"It is a beautiful night, warm and still.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Anniversary Lament for Joani"This time last year", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poems to Give Comfort
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 2 April vol. 59 no. 27 1993; (p. 7)
— Review of To You, the Living : Poems of Bereavement and Loss 1981 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 20 November vol. 59 no. 9 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of To You, the Living : Poems of Bereavement and Loss 1981 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 20 November vol. 59 no. 9 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of To You, the Living : Poems of Bereavement and Loss 1981 selected work poetry -
Poems to Give Comfort
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 2 April vol. 59 no. 27 1993; (p. 7)
— Review of To You, the Living : Poems of Bereavement and Loss 1981 selected work poetry
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