1/17

124. Sorrow

For my teacher's son, shortly before losing my own father

2/17

130. Charmaine

For a friend's mother - griefstruck her family was when she passed away in 2011

3/17

143. Blood Warriors

for Charmaine, Tahereh, Patricia and Hema

4/17

150. Loss

For my friend who lost his father

5/17

200. Bliss

This poem is about a friend's brother, a boy who had a heart of gold.

6/17

241. Candles in the wind

Ramesh Jagtiani - A moving poem written when a friend's father passed away - a caring gentleman who was a source of delight to his friends and community

7/17

242. Soul2

Written on All Soul's Day after a visit to my father's grave. For grieving families everywhere.

8/17

244. Strength

Written for a friend whose mother is suffering with cancer.

9/17

275. Bittersweet

A song of grief written for a friend who just lost her mother.

10/17

286. Father Mine

Written as I painfully miss my dad and want to have him back so we can both "serve humanity" as we individually strove to do so.

11/17

292. Appa

For my parents - "So fragile our dreams when we know not the way... Today, I am cleansed and freed of a self neglecting past"

12/17

311. Catharsis

When losing a parent, we hit a new low and our feelings get all jammed up. How will this raw grief bring about a catharsis for us?

13/17

318. Pandu

Pandu - I often think of this noble soul who orchestratd the highs of many a person and team.

14/17

337. Reunited

For a dear friend upong the loss of his uncle... Triggered a powerful emotion and thought for all the people we love and the longing to be reunited with them.

15/17

371. Mindful

As my friend marks her mothers first death anniversary, written in the first person with immense feeling

16/17

372. Gentle Eyes

For another friend who misses his father and thinks of his own mortality, realizing the "the best part of life Is over"

17/17

398. Manish

For Reuben, Sandeep and Harry on the death of their friend Manish Aneja, written from the view of the poet, addressing the dear departed.