Waves of Stardust

We walked down to the sea front

To mark an anniversary

We let the rain drops wash our faces

Like God weeping over the memorial

Writing the letters of your name

In the slightly wet sand

So that even when it seems the world cannot recollect

We know the sea will never forget

Like us, it holds on, inhales the letters

And it breathes your memory

Out, with the break of a wave

Sending the sparks of your life

Everywhere

Waves of Stardust tells the story of Elizabeth Lockwood's fourth child, who died shortly after birth, and the grief that followed. Poems of love, loss, life and hope, this collection offers a glimpse at raw, early grief.