FADING INTO WINTER
Like a wood filled with flame
caves to ash,
Or a flower’s petals fade,
lose their color, lose their grasp,
Like frost looses leaves with winter’s gasp,
So, too, my heart
has changed.
This poem is from the chapbook Where the Wildflowers Sleep by Breanna Discar (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/where-the-wildflowers-sleep-by-breanna-discar/
Where the Wildflowers Sleep is a collection of poems that captures raw moments in the wake of infertility and infant loss. The poems walk along the non-linear path of grief, exploring how loss affects how we relate to others, to the world around us, and to ourselves. Ranging from self-reflective to unapologetically bitter, the work does not seek resolution or understanding but rather invites the reader to simply sit alongside the bereaved.
Breanna Discar lives in Colorado with her husband Justin, her dog Sebastian, and the memory of the daughter she lost on June 30, 2023.
She studied neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego and now works as a chemist. Writing was a response to the intensity of grief; this is her first chapbook of poetry.
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