"Your mind plays tricks on you, making you think that it was not that long ago; the laughter, the sunlight and warmth, the love."
death
The death of my father
"... my thoughts generally wandered to the subject of death, the after-life and the surreal nature of the universe."
The death of my cats
"... a series of events which continue to rough me up, beating me over the head until the Universe believes I am purged."
winter 