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Counting (HGaE, 4th poem)
I want Hope Gives a Eulogy to communicate the resilience + life still vibrant in the woman suffering infertility. You are more than the children you have never borne. You have life and can give it, motherhood or not. You are more.❤ order yours! Continue reading
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Mirage (HGaE, 3rd poem)
You are not the mirage. You are not infertility. You are not your expectations. Or your pain. Or your dreams that never came true. Or the life you never lived. You are you. And you are real.❤ order your copy Continue reading
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California Redbuds (HGaE, 2nd poem)
The love poems in Hope Gives a Eulogy are some of my favorite. Because a love story faced with infertility is daunting. But that love story is also stunning in its resolve, commitment, and depth. This particular moment in “California Redbuds” was one of the hardest in my life. It was like being in a… Continue reading
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Announcement (HGaE, 1st poem)
I learned to celebrate/rejoice over new, little life but what I felt was overwhelming loss. Baby after baby after baby while I heard no after no after no after no. This poem expresses the depth of that pain. Infertility feels like losing your dreams and your life. And it also feels like losing your friends… Continue reading
