Supermarket Flowers

Who it's for

The song uses small, concrete details from the aftermath of a hospital death, which gives listeners permission to cry about the practical, ordinary moments of loss that often hit hardest.

Feelings it meets

• Grief
• Caregiving Strain
• Mortality
• Family Roles

What it is

"Supermarket Flowers" is a ballad by Ed Sheeran, written with Johnny McDaid and produced by Benny Blanco and McDaid, and it is the final track on the standard edition of his 2017 album ÷ (Divide). Sheeran wrote it about his late maternal grandmother, who died while he was making the album and whom he visited often in a hospital near his home.

Where to find it

Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).

Before you start

Heads up: Death of a family member.

Age: Ages 9+

Life has become richer by the love that has been lost.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 223