A headstone is just a bookmark in our unfinished lives.
—Terri Guillemets
death
Early morning goodbyes
Death is never a clean break — some stardust always remains.
—Terri Guillemets
Forty-two-tick-tock
the body is a clock —
bones tick and tock
years gather in flesh
an alarm set for death
—Terri Guillemets
Connections
Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.
—Terri Guillemets
Threads
Life is woven of love and death, aches and smiles, persistence and letting go.
—Terri Guillemets
A final breath in winter
Dying ain’t pretty. Death is beautiful.
—Terri Guillemets
Anew
Our bodies let go when it’s time to let go — it’s called death. We ought to let go of the little burdensome things each day — that’s called living.
—Terri Guillemets
Fortunate misfortunes
Death bumps into life many times as just a passerby — says excuse me then goes on his way.
—Terri Guillemets