This beautiful book is a moving collection of ninety poems exploring the themes of death, separation and bereavement.
When a beloved partner dies, a long lasting bond comes to an end. The one left behind enters a silence, the daily exchange of words no longer there. Former Waldorf teacher Maarten Ploeger has written an inner dialogue with his wife after her death -- an intimate conversation which offers great rewards for the reader.
This is a very special book which will give strength to those in the first phase of loss, and a sense of wonder and appreciation to all readers.
'Heyday'
Honeymoon of mourning
maelstrom of feelings
reigniting love
You on your wings there
I here on mine
there and here
melting in crucible
of undivided
being together still
Heaven is no place
is consciousness
here as there
there as here
a dance moving us
Softly we touch
with feelings of before
again in love
sensing again the wings of the butterfly
the butterfly you have become

Translated by: Matthew Dexter