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y separately published work icon To You, the Living : Poems of Bereavement and Loss selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 To You, the Living : Poems of Bereavement and Loss
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Contents

* 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", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 2)
A Father Deadi"I cannot speak to my children about their father -", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 3)
After Seven Yearsi"Seven years you have been dead", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Existence of Lovei"I had thought that your death", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 5)
Nothing to Sayi"When he spoke of your death tonight,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 6)
Dreami"Last night", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Train Park Revisitedi"Here in this park I sit", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 8)
Anniversaryi"Today, if you had lived,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 9)
Funerali"Wattle and almond blossoms picked from home", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 10)
Remindersi"There are reminders of the dead child everywhere -", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 11)
Dying of Canceri"I cannot stand the agony of your dying.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 12)
Empty Housei"I must get used to coming home to an empty house,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 13)
It is So Hard to Rememberi"It is so hard to remember that you are dead.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 14)
End and Beginningi"O you, who have returned to the infinite beginning", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 15)
Out of the Crashing Thunderi"Out of the crashing thunder of the storm,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 16)
For My Mother, Long After Her Deathi"Forgive me, mother, for I have sinned.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 17)
Memories of My Fatheri"Throwing my mind back to my childhood,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 18)
Evanescencei"Tonight I feel the evanescence of life -", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 19)
Young Man Deadi"It is a beautiful night, warm and still.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 20)
Anniversary Lament for Joani"This time last year", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 21)
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