Sky burial is a sacred Tibetan ritual where the body is returned to nature, offered to birds of prey as an act of release and renewal.
They say it frees the soul.
But grief isn’t so easily lifted.
Sky Burial
too much coffee, too little sleep, a love of words…
Sky burial is a sacred Tibetan ritual where the body is returned to nature, offered to birds of prey as an act of release and renewal.
They say it frees the soul.
But grief isn’t so easily lifted.
days of stone 
I watched a documentary on this once. It’s interesting to me that something like this can be both grisly and poetic at the same time. I love the finality and not being able to let go that your poem captures here!
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I think that’s what I love most about it all, too. Fantastic. Thanks so much, Tony – I’m glad it rang true.
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Grief is never as easy as setting those ashes free, because we are carrying the losses in our hearts and souls, and something that’s already that deep inside, can’t get drilled back out immediately, it takes time, and sometimes, we can’t heal back up properly, even after so much time has, passed…
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