This is an inspiring, at times heart-stoppingly moving, courageous account: by a mother, of the process of losing her only daughter, and of her slow journey of healing following that loss. Elizabeth Spring is an artist, an astrologer – and a poet. She is also, clearly, a lover of the natural world. It seems to this reader as though she has woven those profoundly spiritual connections – and her experiences of a long and creative life – into a many-hued tapestry celebrating both the profound sorrows and compensating joys which come from living in this far from perfect world.
I love this book, being of an age myself where I understand that profound loss truly does present us with a stark choice: go under, insulate oneself from further pain, become diminished, bitter – or allow grief, no matter how slowly, to grow the Soul.
It is clear from this beautiful poetry sequence the choice Elizabeth Spring has made.
In her own words
“…it is no small thing
to walk on the edge of sorrow
and to trust
that the tender green shoots
of grieving are growing
my Soul.”
--
Anne Whitaker, author, professional therapist
"This book wraps us in a warm blanket of words and images that comfort us, and helps us process our grief through the love expressed." Kristin Boudreau Ward, Acupuncturist
Elizabeth Spring, MA has a degree in counseling psychology and has used that mainly in astrological counseling, and in the writing of four non-fiction astrology books.
Now writing poetry exclusively --she has three books--two of them are beautiful grief and healing poetry books and are also self-help for people grieving. Elizabeth is a writer of soulful and humorous poetry and has one of her earlier collected works of poetry here: "Soul Work". And there will be future books...
Elizabeth has taught poetry classes, and is a frequent writer on "Whispers of the Spirit" on Substack, and Facebook. Her poems have been published in many small publications.
The back cover review shown here is for Piercing Beauty, and that book, plus Grief Grows the Soul; One Woman's Journey of Healing are available on amazon with their reviews, and you can click through to their amazon book page by clicking on their image above. Her other books can be found on https://northnodeastrology.com/
Reviews on left from: Piercing Beauty; Loving and Grieving
These poems are poignant and often outrageously funny. Readers who like Mary Oliver and Billy Collins might find this a good read.
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