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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 To You, the Living : Poems of Bereavement and Loss
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Leura, Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,:Second Back Row Press , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Your Deathi"The terrible devastation of the tearing apart", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 13)
A Father Deadi"I cannot speak to my children about their father -", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 14)
After Seven Yearsi"Seven years you have been dead", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Existence of Lovei"I had thought that your death", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 16)
Nothing to Sayi"When he spoke of your death tonight,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 17)
Dreami"Last night", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Train Park Revisitedi"Here in this park I sit", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 19)
Anniversaryi"Today, if you had lived,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 20)
Memoriesi"Today, if you had lived,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 21)
Funerali"Wattle and almond blossoms picked from home", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 22)
Remindersi"There are reminders of the dead child everywhere -", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 23)
For My Mother, Long After Her Deathi"Forgive me, mother, for I have sinned.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 24)
Memories of My Fatheri"Throwing my mind back to my childhood,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 25)
Young Man Deadi"It is a beautiful night, warm and still.", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 26)
Lament for Glen (Killed in a Motor Bike Accident, Aged 19)i"The splendid youth is dead and is no more,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 27)
Anniversary Lament for Joani"This time last year", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 28)
Garden of Remembrancei"Walk quickly past the roses,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 29)
Collaroy Beachi"Here I am, this sunny morning,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 30)
For My Cousin, Nancyi"When finally I said good-bye", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 31)
Importancesi"O how important are all the things of life,", Marjorie Pizer , single work poetry (p. 32)
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