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The Language of Us
Grief has a way of reshaping the world around us, making even the brightest moments feel distant. For many, it is a path to healing through grief that unfolds through love and loss, where words can become both a refuge and a means of healing.
Finding Comfort in Poetry After Loss
For Greek-Australian author and poet Doris Falidis-Nickolas, writing has been a source of comfort in her journey through loss. After the passing of her beloved son, Angelo, in 2022, Doris turned to Poems for a tribute or eulogy and to poetry more broadly as a way to express her grief, love and enduring connection to him.
Like many poems for memorials: finding comfort in words, her latest poem, The Language of Us, was born from a period of deep reflection, when words felt difficult to find, yet love remained ever-present. It is a heartfelt reminder that those we cherish never truly leave us. Their presence is woven into our hearts and memories forever.
About the Poem
Doris' poetry is featured in her book, Pimata, a moving collection of poems offering solace to those navigating grief and losing a loved one quotes on healing. Pimata is available for purchase, and more of Doris' poems can be found here on My Tributes.
"The end of last year carried the weight of deep difficulty, and the festive season only amplified the ache in my heart. I found myself struggling to bring words to life, as if the well of expression had run dry. Yet, out of the depths of my sorrow, and the unending love I hold for my son, a new poem has emerged: The Language of Us."
- Doris Falidis-Nickolas
The Language of Us
As I leave this world
my soul graced with love
carrying everything I need for the path ahead.
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My heart, a sacred vessel
filled with the purest form of love
my life on earth
a love story untouched.
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You are my all.
The reason for your longing
the reason for my peace.
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Our souls fused into one
and in your heart space
I will exist.
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Every story we wove
every memory we hold close
etched from the heavens
a love beyond time
beyond all else.
- Doris Falidis-Nickolas, Pimata
Pimata
More Ways to Find Comfort
If this poem moved you, you may also find comfort in funeral poems to say goodbye, or in exploring meaningful ways to honour and cherish their memory. For those wanting to put their own love into words, our guide to writing a eulogy for a loved one offers a gentle starting point, and our collection of Grief and Loss Quotes offers further words of comfort.
