tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post9043837951408501410..comments2023-10-29T06:20:58.540-04:00Comments on This Too...: Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Melissa Sarnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-11358258120702201402013-09-27T10:41:07.895-04:002013-09-27T10:41:07.895-04:00I'm so, so sorry. I know the feel of that phon...I'm so, so sorry. I know the feel of that phone call. All good thoughts to you and your family.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-46137637653458938362013-09-26T21:54:25.326-04:002013-09-26T21:54:25.326-04:00I love the "legs skirting the plastic table c...I love the "legs skirting the plastic table cloth" -- it took me there, into my own life and my own memories. I hate that life has to remind us of death, so rudely and abruptly, to help us remember to live. Thinking of you tonight. Angie Mizzellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491859463868998896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-63853671692684235122013-09-26T13:35:38.584-04:002013-09-26T13:35:38.584-04:00So sorry to hear, Melissa. You share this so beau...So sorry to hear, Melissa. You share this so beautifully.Amy Makhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254187438354480256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-46267307024254079742013-09-25T21:52:07.158-04:002013-09-25T21:52:07.158-04:00What a great way to remember him, and to share how...What a great way to remember him, and to share how his life touched yours. That quote by Omar Khayyam really says it all. Life really is just a moment. A moment that can end any time. What a loss for you and everyone who knew him. :(Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-56522544990676046412013-09-25T08:50:03.200-04:002013-09-25T08:50:03.200-04:00The way you write, I can just picture him. Sending...The way you write, I can just picture him. Sending healing thoughts your way as you process this.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-31097521944478606042013-09-25T08:33:33.732-04:002013-09-25T08:33:33.732-04:00So sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your cou...So sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your cousin, Melissa. I feel privileged to have gotten a glimpse into the window of this big-hearted man's legacy of love and loyalty through your beautiful tribute. <br /><br />As hard as it might have been to write this post, I thank you for sharing with us. My heart is with you and your family. XOBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634681223129304563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-24580354160892070742013-09-25T07:02:13.856-04:002013-09-25T07:02:13.856-04:00So sorry to hear about this -- but a lovely tribut...So sorry to hear about this -- but a lovely tribute you've written, Melissa. Kelly Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000890535930589183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-85965729705672565682013-09-25T00:15:38.184-04:002013-09-25T00:15:38.184-04:00I'm so sorry for your loss, Melissa! Beautiful...I'm so sorry for your loss, Melissa! Beautiful tribute. A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-15124863272860240832013-09-24T23:35:46.160-04:002013-09-24T23:35:46.160-04:00Oh, so very, very sorry.
But even through tears, y...Oh, so very, very sorry.<br />But even through tears, you made me smile. Naked women on the walls. Your cousin would probably smile, too, even while protesting the memory you chose to share.<br /><br />You share the memory most important to you -- that he was your big cousin, the one you looked up to, the one around whom all fun happened. You wanted to be part of his world. I'm sure you were!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-56835111028570949342013-09-24T16:55:04.657-04:002013-09-24T16:55:04.657-04:00The Gate by Marie Howe
I had no idea that the gat...The Gate by Marie Howe<br /><br />I had no idea that the gate I would step through<br />to finally enter this world<br /><br />would be the space my brother’s body made. He was<br />a little taller than me: a young man<br /><br />but grown, himself by then,<br />done at twenty-eight, having folded every sheet,<br /><br />rinsed every glass he would ever rinse under the cold<br />and running water.<br /><br />This is what you have been waiting for, he used to say to me.<br />And I’d say, What?<br /><br />And he’d say, This—holding up my cheese and mustard sandwich.<br />And I’d say, What?<br /><br />And he’d say, This, sort of looking around.<br /><br />“The Gate” from What the Living Do by Marie Howe. © 1997 by Marie Howe<br />SusaNiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061392883264264792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-17511302422972978702013-09-24T12:27:35.577-04:002013-09-24T12:27:35.577-04:00It's always so hard when death comes suddenly....It's always so hard when death comes suddenly. But so good to hold on to joy.Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-61578916426618200002013-09-24T11:52:33.964-04:002013-09-24T11:52:33.964-04:00So sorry to hear about your cousin - sending lots ...So sorry to hear about your cousin - sending lots of love to you and your family <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com