Grief Split

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Portraiture
• Photographer
  Jill Sutherland, United States
• Date of Photograph
  January 2025
• Studio
  Jill Sutherland Photo

GRIEF SPLIT
The spring reminds me of the cycles.
The new blooms recall the time of your passing—
a ring of flowers around your skull.
In the beauty of you, I weep for the sacred moments
that crack me open.
Through grief, my heart was split.
Hold me in your embrace.
Comfort me in the darkness.
Only then can I truly see the light.
I am consoled by nature,
from flower to seed,
from seed to bloom.