Last summer, we lost a four-legged family member quite suddenly and unexpectedly... In the morning it was breakfast and out the door as usual. Within 24 hours we were making the decision to stop prolonging his life. He was young. He was healthy. Something mysterious happened, and suddenly he was mortally injured. I work from home. My husband and children are out of the house all day at work and school, so I was the one there all the time. Elrond’s rhythms and mine were inextricably interwoven. In the aftermath of the chaos and crisis of his injury and death, I needed a way to make sense of it all. I needed to know why he’d graced my life. So, I wrote. I followed the tumble of these words and began to understand who he was, why he was here, and how much he’d taught me. Love On Four Legs (for Elrond: 2006 - June 25, 2014) by Tracie Nichols You were wise from the beginning you know. Winning hearts happy laughs spirits of ...
Women's Spiritual Poetry