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#sorrow
Lord Byron added an additional stanza that he never published. Wonder why?
🤔🤣😉 Here's the (not-published) last stanza:
Then—fare thee well—Fanny—
Now doubly undone—
To prove false unto many—
As faithless to One—
Thou art past all recalling
Even would I recall—
For the woman once falling
Forever must fall.
[The poem was about Byron's failed affair with Lady Frances Webster.)
pickDeath is a difficult topic because it is so abstract. It often raises more questions than it answers. It is especially difficult to face the loss of someone we love. These 4 grandchildren try to keep Death awake by plying him w/ coffee. Maybe he‘ll go away and forget about taking their grandma. But Death tells the kiddos a story about the importance of grief and sorrow enhancing our joy and delight. A tender, delicate story w/ lovely illustrations
pickI was recommended this book by a progressive Christian to help deal with with some hard times I was going through. This is not a progressive book, it is Evangelical and I have serious theological disagreements with Evangelicals. So keep that in mind. Otherwise, there were some real beautiful parts that dealt with grief and pain without pushing it to the side for toxic positivity.
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