Widow's Voice

In the Spring of 2020

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. . . you were still here

suffering with constant pain,

it was love that kept you going.

No one was ready

to say goodbye.

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In the Spring of 2021

You arranged for me

to receive from you

a pink robe

on Valentine’s Day

—actually two.

I can’t

remember

what I gave

to you.

 

 

In the Spring of 2022

in the strange

timing

we inherited

from

a

virus,

we will bury your ashes

with prayer

and

song.

 

 

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Tell me just one thing.

 

Why must you be gone so long?

About Kathie Neff

Kathie Neff was widowed on April 15, 2021. She and her beloved husband, Dan, were high school sweethearts and enjoyed dancing and riding horses together. They lived in gratitude, hope and forgiveness for 50 years and nine months when Dan passed quietly late at night, surrounded by their seven children who, with Kathie, were caring for him in their family home.

Dan and Kathie have been a part of Camp Widow and Soaring Spirits International since its inception, as members of Michele Neff Hernandez’s cadre of helpers from the Neff family.

Kathie believes strongly in the strength and bond that is the gift of community and brings a heart of love for all who have been affected by death and dying.

Long live love. XO