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- Dec 7, 2016
- 1 min
The Siren's Song
Loss of a Parent / Family Member through Suicide The loss of this .Beautiful mind. .Unplanned. You entered a war You did not .Understand....
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colleen allen www.hertfordshirecelebrant.com
- Dec 1, 2016
- 1 min
Loss of a daughter / sister
(Loss of a child & sister) Eternal the love YOU rocked in my body, Nestling soul to soul touching my core creating my mother role your ti...
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Colleen Allen -Hertfordshire Celebrant
- Nov 28, 2016
- 1 min
Celebration of Life Poem for a Fiesty One
Allow me if I may to reframe this junction Let me be heard right now, not silenced of function immortal in life in love with living Artis...
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Colleen Allen - Hertfordshire Celebrant
- Nov 5, 2016
- 6 min
Telling the story of Life - Get it Right
I am currently writing life celebration services for 3 beautiful people whose full lives sadly met with the junction of death this month....
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Colleen Allen Hertfordshire Celebrant
- Oct 26, 2016
- 1 min
Missing My You (General Grief)
Arms open wide Sweep to infinity Reach out east Reach out west Across the girdle of the earth Searching For you Up and down the curve of ...
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Colleen Allen - Hertfordshire Celebrant
- Oct 19, 2016
- 1 min
Precious Moments (loss of a baby/child)
My body born you in From a cup full of love Spilling hope From the second we mixed the brew Of you We were spinning. Spinning with the wo...
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By Colleen Allen- Hertfordshire Celebrant
- Oct 17, 2016
- 1 min
Ask the Moon
Ask the Moon Will somebody ask the moon for me so that I may then know Why those we love are swept away from life that loved them so Wi...
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Colleen Allen Hertfordshire Celebrant
- Oct 17, 2016
- 1 min
Kudos to: The Natural Death Centre
I am extremely 'picky' about the organisations I associate myself with as celebrant, but I will champion The Natural Death Centre Charity...
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Colleen Allen- Hertfordshire Celebrant
- Oct 6, 2016
- 2 min
'On Death' - Expressing feelings through poetry, art, writing, may not always be pretty - bu
As a poet and spoken word artist - words provide the vein through which I help others (hopefully) and help myself too. The following poem...
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Colleen Allen Independent Celebrant
- Sep 14, 2016
- 5 min
Putting Life Into Death
Frankly, it is really unhelpful that we are brought up in a culture that simply ‘doesn’t want to think about it’. so, quite often we don'...
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by the lovely Gwyn Davies
- Sep 6, 2016
- 2 min
What is a Celebrant Poem
Alienate or educate? by Gwyn Davies Artwork by Colleen Allen Celebrant, Celebrant, what is it you do? I’m a little old fashioned, and hav...
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