Desire
Escapes me
Summer saps
Innocence with its death
Rays and I say my son is
Everywhere but here.
About Me
- Desire` Aguirre
- I live in Idaho with four cats, two dogs, and two horses. A free-lance journalist, I write for The River Journal, The Reader, The Sentinel, Sandpoint Magazine and Idaho Magazine. When my son, Niko, died May 8, 2008, I became a member of the worst day club. I returned to complete my senior year at LCSC and studied parental grief for my communications research project. It is my hope that by sharing my experience, strength, and hope with other bereaved parents, I will make sense of my son's death, learn how to live without his smile, and help other's trudge through the grieving process. My son's life gave me the courage to actively pursue my passions, and I learned how to play banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bodhran, bones, mountain and hammer dulcimer, and now write songs and am a member of the old time string band, "Ruff Shodd." For fun, I also write the blog "Harold the Ghost."
Nik, Desire` and DaNae Aguirre
family reunion, 2007
2 comments:
Hi Desire, I hope you are managing OK since I last made contact.
I love poetry, and have written a bit of it in my time - mostly just my own thoughts and feelings at the time of writing - it has always been a therapeutic outlet for me when I feel I can't verblise my thoughts.
Grief is an all-consuming thing, and I'm convinced now, that that and stress is what has made me ill.
Please try and keep well and not to let it get the better of you. That "sounds" harsh, but it's not meant the way it sounds.
You'll see what I mean when you see my update.
Wishing you the very best,
Catherine's Mum.
Hello Desire,
I am a friend of Catherine's Mum. For some news, you might want to check out my blog, in particular:
http://nanp-journey.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-will-miss-you-helane.html
Catherine's Mum lost her battle on the 17th Dec. But she saw some "justice" just before the end... I thought you should know!
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