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Drop by Drop
To care for a terminally ill loved one is to enter into an experience from which neither hope nor regret can free you. You must live through the dying, the duty and the devotion. You must survive the sorrow.
In this poetry collection, Judy Croome seeks the spiritual heart within the tangible realities of caring for her dying husband. Sometimes brutal and frank, often tender and compassionate, both lamentation and praise song, these personal poems
refuse to cut emotional corners and yet evoke a haunting sense of higher meaning.
The poems in DROP BY DROP go beyond the particular to speak of the deepest longings and darkest fears of the care-giving experience, while remaining sharply aware of how love transcends loss.
In this poetry collection, Judy Croome seeks the spiritual heart within the tangible realities of caring for her dying husband. Sometimes brutal and frank, often tender and compassionate, both lamentation and praise song, these personal poems
refuse to cut emotional corners and yet evoke a haunting sense of higher meaning.
The poems in DROP BY DROP go beyond the particular to speak of the deepest longings and darkest fears of the care-giving experience, while remaining sharply aware of how love transcends loss.
- GenresPoetry
150 pages, Paperback
First published May 17, 2020
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About the author
Judy Croome
13 books185 followersJudy Croome lives and writes in Johannesburg, South Africa. Judy loves cats, exploring the meaning of life, chocolate, cats, rainy days, ancient churches with their ancient graveyards, cats, meditation, and solitude. Oh, and cats. Judy loves cats (who already appear to have discovered the meaning of life.)
Writing as J A Croome, "The Sand People: a collection of magical realism and other stories" [Aztar Press, 2024] is also available.
Croome's fiction and poetry books "the dust of hope (rune poems)" (Aztar Press, 2021); "Drop by Drop (poems of loss) (Aztar Press, 2020); "a stranger in a strange land" (Aztar Press, 2015); “The Weight of a Feather & Other Stories” (Aztar Press, 2013), “a Lamp at Midday” (Aztar Press, 2012) and “Dancing in the Shadows of Love” (Aztar Press, 2018, 2012, 2011) are available.
Croome co-authored the non-fiction book "Street Smart Taxpayers (Juta Law, 2017) with her late husband Dr. Beric Croome.
Shortlisted in the African Writing Flash Fiction 2011 competition, Judy’s short stories, poems and articles have appeared in various magazines, anthologies and newspapers, such as The Sunday Times, The Huffington Post (USA) and the University of the Witwatersrand’s Itch Magazine. In 2021 and 2016, Judy was the poetry judge for the Writers2000 (South Africa) annual poetry competition and, in 2021, presented "The Gift of Poetry" to Writers2000 (South Africa).
Join her on Instagram @judy_croome or visit her on www.judycroome.com
Writing as J A Croome, "The Sand People: a collection of magical realism and other stories" [Aztar Press, 2024] is also available.
Croome's fiction and poetry books "the dust of hope (rune poems)" (Aztar Press, 2021); "Drop by Drop (poems of loss) (Aztar Press, 2020); "a stranger in a strange land" (Aztar Press, 2015); “The Weight of a Feather & Other Stories” (Aztar Press, 2013), “a Lamp at Midday” (Aztar Press, 2012) and “Dancing in the Shadows of Love” (Aztar Press, 2018, 2012, 2011) are available.
Croome co-authored the non-fiction book "Street Smart Taxpayers (Juta Law, 2017) with her late husband Dr. Beric Croome.
Shortlisted in the African Writing Flash Fiction 2011 competition, Judy’s short stories, poems and articles have appeared in various magazines, anthologies and newspapers, such as The Sunday Times, The Huffington Post (USA) and the University of the Witwatersrand’s Itch Magazine. In 2021 and 2016, Judy was the poetry judge for the Writers2000 (South Africa) annual poetry competition and, in 2021, presented "The Gift of Poetry" to Writers2000 (South Africa).
Join her on Instagram @judy_croome or visit her on www.judycroome.com
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May 30, 2020
A thought-provoking and vivid reflection of what anyone nursing a terminally ill loved one goes through. Full of emotional depth and the thoughts people must be feeling but can't express, these poems are of great comfort - reading them will make people feel less alone. I got very tearful reading this and found the poems emotionally accurate and moving. Even if you are not in this situation yourself, Drop by Drop will make an excellent gift to people who are on the same journey to show them that what they feel and experience as care-takers is valid and important.
July 21, 2020
Tender, heartfelt and uplifting. I loved these poems.
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