Grieving Ritual
Find a small ring-sized cardboard box or fabric pouch
Fill it with a pinch each of rosemary, sage, lavender
Write on slips of paper
Names of what has died
Friends, relationships
Parents, ancestors, pets
Children, grandchildren,, miscarriages abortions
The children you will never know.
Add photos, locks of hair, old threads
Decorate the box, seal it shut
Wrap it in pretty paper
Add a paper or fabric bow, just not plastic
Choose whether to
Burn it -
Cast the ashes
To the wind, into the sea
Flush it away
Bury it - plant some seeds on top
Forget-me-nots, purple pansies, catnip
Find a running stream
Weigh it down with stones, add
A carved heart
The watch that had seen better times
