loss Archives | Carma Spence, Writer & Author

Echoes of Memories

By Carma SpenceFebruary 2, 2011Poetry2011, death, grief, loss

This poem came out of my grieving process when I lost my Dad in January 2011. Death, for the living, is strange Someone you love is there even if they aren’t a part of your every day life and then Suddenly the world goes “poof!” and they aren’t there anymore […]

The Mending of a Broken Heart

By Carma SpenceJanuary 15, 2010Poetry1997, broken heart, loss, love

This poem was written March 14, 1997. It was a reaction to breaking up with my first lover because although I had fallen in love with him, he hadn’t responded in kind. No hard feelings … I just couldn’t stay in an empty relationship. How long does a broken heart […]

Death

By Carma SpenceApril 5, 2008Poetry1984, death, grief, loss

Written in 1984, this is another expression of my grief of losing my grandmother. Loss. A missing piece of the puzzle. A knot in the throat. A Demon in the gut. An unfulfilled need. A missing. A not there. A silent scream. Anger. Grief. Deprivement. A barrier to cross some […]

Now I Know Why

By Carma SpenceSeptember 27, 2007Poetry1992, banshee, loss, sorrow

This poem, published at poetry.com, was written in 1992 after finding out a friend of mine got together with someone I had had a crush on for a long time. I was O.K. with it but it still hurt. This poem was part of my healing process. Now I know […]

The Death of a Loved One

By Carma SpenceSeptember 23, 2007Poetry1996, death, loss, mourning

This poem comes from my writing journal. It is more a random thought than a poem, but is poetic in nature so I share it here. The death of a loved one lingers at my side like the specter of memories not to be. It’s not that I wish to […]

Poignancy Is in the Eye of the Beholder

By Carma SpenceAugust 6, 2006Thoughtsdeath, emotions, loss, mallards

This morning I was writing a review of “The Offspring,” an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, for SyFyPortal.com, which I regularly contribute to. In this episode Data creates a “child” who surpasses him in the ability to experience emotions and dies as a result. I cried when I […]

Abuela

By Carma SpenceSeptember 15, 20041 commentPoetry1984, death, grief, loss

Written the summer of 1984 in reaction to losing my Grandmother. I found out just before leaving for the airport to be an exchange student in England. By the time I returned 9 weeks later, everyone else had had a chance to attend the funeral, find closure and move on. […]

Prelude to Suicide

By Carma SpenceApril 15, 2004Poetry1980, loss, love, suicide

This poem was written Friday, Nov. 7, 1980, when I was in Junior High. The first draft was written in my diary, after an entry in which I expressed my frustration of not having a boyfriend. Oh! How I long for thee For thy unknown caress Thy warmth one with […]

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