Gone But Not Lost: Grieving the Death of a Child We all expect our parents to precede us in death. No one expects to have to make their child's funeral arrangements. And the loss of a child brings with it a special and persistent manifestation of grief that can feel "like a stomachac...
The final stanza of the poem is particularly effective in conveying the sense of loss and acceptance that is at the heart of the work. The repetition of the word "gone" creates a sense of finality and resignation, and the reference to "nothing left but silence and tears" sums up the spe...