When Sadness Moves in

Anne Peterson
Nov 6 · 1 min read

A poem about grief

Our walls can no longer hold laughter,
like they always have done before.
But instead, it’s like sadness
decides to move in,
and then quietly closes the door.

Grief is a quiet intruder,
who will show up whenever he will.
And the silence that’s left,
when their eyes close in…

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Anne Peterson

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Poet, Speaker, published author of 15 books. Visit Anne’s website www.annepeterson.com to sign up for free eBook, “Getting Through the Holidays.”

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