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CousinIT

(10,180 posts)
107. I am so very sorry for your loss.
Fri May 13, 2022, 07:41 PM
May 2022

I hope you can find strength and peace at this very difficult time.

When my Mom passed recently, I found this poem, left by someone at her memorial, a comfort. I hope you do too:

Death Is Nothing At All
by Henry Scott-Holland


Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.

Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.

Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.

All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!


Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/death-is-nothing-at-all-by-henry-scott-holland

I am very sorry for your loss. brer cat May 2022 #1
I'm so sorry, CountAllVotes. femmedem May 2022 #2
Deepest Condolences SheltieLover May 2022 #3
Sincere condolences on the loss of your beloved. gademocrat7 May 2022 #4
My heart goes out to you. Siwsan May 2022 #5
May you find snowybirdie May 2022 #6
I wish you Strength and Courage, CountAllVotes, in this new world without your Beloved. ZZenith May 2022 #7
We had a cat named "Ripples" CountAllVotes May 2022 #19
Ahh... TuxedoKat May 2022 #61
I hope he's met by many cats to welcome him lunatica May 2022 #99
My sweetheart Mme. Defarge May 2022 #103
I'm so sorry for your loss. May every good memory and livetohike May 2022 #8
So sorry for your loss bluecollar2 May 2022 #9
So sorry for your loss. JohnSJ May 2022 #10
... 🕯️ Duppers May 2022 #11
Condolences sarge43 May 2022 #12
I am very sorry for your loss. Peace to you. LoisB May 2022 #13
I'm so very sorry. catbyte May 2022 #14
May his memory be eternal. Mme. Defarge May 2022 #104
I am so very sorry UpInArms May 2022 #15
I'm so sorry for your loss, CountAllVotes. zbird May 2022 #16
Sorry for your loss Bettie May 2022 #17
I'm so sorry. nt Phoenix61 May 2022 #18
Now when he visits you in your dreams tavernier May 2022 #20
I'm so sorry, your story made me think of this. dem4decades May 2022 #21
You have all my sympathy. I lost my beloved in 2005 Walleye May 2022 #22
Oh, CountAllVotes, please accept my deepest condolences. Laffy Kat May 2022 #23
I'm so sorry. ancianita May 2022 #24
I met him on St. Patrick's Day in 1978 CountAllVotes May 2022 #62
I'm so sorry for your loss. area51 May 2022 #25
I'm so sorry for your loss Danmel May 2022 #26
My heart goes out to you and I wish you peace in the coming days. mercuryblues May 2022 #27
All my deepest BlueMTexpat May 2022 #28
What a beautiful tribute... I've read many here in DU, but yours stands out for me.. secondwind May 2022 #29
May I walk with you.. multigraincracker May 2022 #30
I'm so sorry. Sending you virtual hugs. Lonestarblue May 2022 #31
Sorry RayStar May 2022 #32
Deepest sympathy malaise May 2022 #33
I'm very sorry for your loss dlk May 2022 #34
Heartfelt sympathy to you bucolic_frolic May 2022 #35
So sorry for your loss samplegirl May 2022 #36
I'm so very sorry cate94 May 2022 #37
I am so very sorry Highway61 May 2022 #38
My condolences 💐 relayerbob May 2022 #39
So sorry for your loss. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #40
deepest sympathies gixxerlee May 2022 #41
May his memory be a blessing. harumph May 2022 #42
My Condolences to you and all who loved him. Ilsa May 2022 #43
It has been so rough for you. I hope you find some peace now. BoomaofBandM May 2022 #44
I'm so sorry for your loss and for everything you and he went through. Nt spooky3 May 2022 #45
sorry for your loss DonCoquixote May 2022 #46
I am so terribly sorry for you loss and the pain... Trueblue Texan May 2022 #47
44 years with an Irishman... babylonsister May 2022 #48
I am so sorry for your loss LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #49
My deepest condolences. sinkingfeeling May 2022 #50
May your beloved be blessed with peace and comfort, pazzyanne May 2022 #51
... 2naSalit May 2022 #52
I am so very sorry for your incredible loss. Sending vibes for healing and peace and niyad May 2022 #53
Sending hugs and love. MLAA May 2022 #54
I am sorry. murielm99 May 2022 #55
I'm so sorry for your loss. MontanaMama May 2022 #56
Sorrow for your loss and colorado_ufo May 2022 #57
My heart goes out to you. May you find peace in your sorrow. Fla Dem May 2022 #58
I am so sorry for your loss. sheshe2 May 2022 #59
I'm sorry for your troubles, CAV... Harker May 2022 #60
Sorry for your loss Stuart G May 2022 #63
You have my deepest condolences 🙏 SimplyHadEnough May 2022 #64
CAV... My deepest sympathies Peacetrain May 2022 #65
You might find it hard to believe how badly I feel about this. BobTheSubgenius May 2022 #66
Mr. Silver, the cat he adopted as a kitten was with me all night CountAllVotes May 2022 #67
It's a mystery why some events or accounts resonate much more deeply than others. BobTheSubgenius May 2022 #129
my heart goes out to you lillypaddle May 2022 #68
I am terribly sorry for your loss. It is so hard when loved ones leave. Maraya1969 May 2022 #69
Thank you for your lovely tribute Wild blueberry May 2022 #70
I'm so sorry for your loss minstrel76 May 2022 #71
I am so very sorry, CountAllVotes. pnwmom May 2022 #72
44 years w a good irishman. you are a lucky woman. mopinko May 2022 #73
We all have our faults CountAllVotes May 2022 #76
Sending you a big hug, along with condolences MyMission May 2022 #84
Luckily I enrolled in legal insurance last year CountAllVotes May 2022 #94
try not to be too hard on the friends. mopinko May 2022 #121
The "friends" I thought I had are all busy CountAllVotes May 2022 #122
ugh. yes, f them. mopinko May 2022 #123
+1,000 CountAllVotes May 2022 #124
fair weather friends. f them indeed. mopinko May 2022 #125
I haven't bothered to inform my TFG brother CountAllVotes May 2022 #126
I'm so very sorry for your loss. StarryNite May 2022 #74
The soul never dies CountAllVotes May 2022 #95
Please accept my condolences. n/t malthaussen May 2022 #75
CountAllVotes, I am so very sorry. crickets May 2022 #77
Blessings and healing Richluu May 2022 #78
I am so very sorry stage left May 2022 #79
Sad. I'm sorry for your loss. pandr32 May 2022 #80
I know it's tough but he remains with you in your thoughts and in your heart, take care. Cozmo May 2022 #81
I am so sorry for your loss, CountAllVotes. smirkymonkey May 2022 #82
I'm so very sorry for your loss. -nt CrispyQ May 2022 #83
Deepest sympathy orangecrush May 2022 #85
A beautiful and heartfelt tribute to your beloved. virgdem May 2022 #86
Regrets dupagelib May 2022 #87
Bless your heart, so sorry for your loss... Raster May 2022 #88
I'm so sorry for your loss. Yorkie Mom May 2022 #89
Loving tribute suncat May 2022 #90
May he have eternal rest wrapped in the perpetual light of Divine Love. PatrickforB May 2022 #91
I'm so sorry. hamsterjill May 2022 #92
I'm so sorry. Chellee May 2022 #93
I am so sorry, CountAllVotes. yellerpup May 2022 #96
Deep condlences and symapthy Richard D May 2022 #97
I'm sorry. LisaM May 2022 #98
So sorry for your loss. evolves May 2022 #100
I am saying some Hail Marys for him. Irish_Dem May 2022 #101
May his memory be eternal. Mme. Defarge May 2022 #102
An Irish Blessing for the loss of a loved one FakeNoose May 2022 #105
I am so sorry for your loss. (eom) StevieM May 2022 #106
I am so very sorry for your loss. CousinIT May 2022 #107
Holding you in my heart... cherish those memories. n/t TygrBright May 2022 #108
... shenmue May 2022 #109
So sorry for your loss COL Mustard May 2022 #110
🌹 MFM008 May 2022 #111
Suaimhneas sora d anam Gaelach. TomSlick May 2022 #112
Thank you CountAllVotes May 2022 #114
To have loved and be loved by an Irishman is all the blessing for which anyone could hope. TomSlick May 2022 #115
Holding you in the light n/t KatK May 2022 #113
May the angels welcome him into Paradise; May you find peace and comfort No Vested Interest May 2022 #118
I am so sorry for your loss. AmBlue May 2022 #116
may his soul llashram May 2022 #117
BIGGG HUGGGG proud patriot May 2022 #119
My heart hurts for you. 😢 myccrider May 2022 #120
I never knew I could feel so much pain CountAllVotes May 2022 #127
Sending you love and support. calimary May 2022 #128
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