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Tag: #death#prayers for the dead

Words Elude Me Waltz

November 17, 2019

I tried to find words–

How does a young man on his sixteenth birthday…?

Words elude me.

I went to the piano and began to play my sorrow.

Who will pray for your soul?

With prayers for the dead. May we find our way home.

WLaG,

NZain

Author NZainPosted on November 17, 2019Categories The Beginning of the EndTags #death#prayers for the dead14 Comments on Words Elude Me Waltz

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  • Home
  • A New Beginning
  • The Journey Home
  • Growing Up Compassionate
  • Growing Up Shattered
  • The Retelling of an Old Tale
  • Unpacking My Self
  • I Love You. I Divorce You. I Set You Free.
  • Grandmother Storyteller
    • Chapter 1: The Meeting.
    • Chapter 2: Boy Meets Girl
    • Chapter 3: Into the Dark Forest
    • Chapter 4: The Monster in the Forest
    • Chapter 5: The Dream
    • Chapter 6: Emerging From The Dream
    • Chapter 7: The Letter
    • Chapter 8: Conclusion
  • From Your Ashes I Arise
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Afterward
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