Mornings at the Cemetery
A Collection of Haiku
- Arts & Literature
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Deanna J. Woodall has written a moving account of the emotional impact of her husband's unexpected death. Using Japanese haiku poems as expressions of grief while keeping a mourning vigil at her husband's tombstone, a loving connection was sought and found. Gradually, Mrs. Woodall was recalled to living by the inspiring signs of nature around her. This book is a unique and telling account of the power of art to heal a desolate heart after the death of a beloved partner.
Endorsements (1)
“The poet was surprised by death. She was panicked, abandoned, marooned, and descending into darkness, an unsought survivor. Woodall, the poet, suffered tendrils of pain, wincing with memories of her lifelong partner. With constant vigils at her husband’s tombstone, she wrote haiku, as those tendrils coaxed the poet back to life. With her steadfast silence, moments of unexpected beauty brought insight, strength and, finally, a nurturing peace. Those in the thralls of deepest grief will recognize a fellow traveler.”
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