Sunday, November 8, 2009

Losing a parent...

Today my good friend Glenn informed me that his mother had passed away recently. I knew her quite well, and she was a very nice and considerate lady. It is tough- I remember the time my father passed away.

1 comment:

Vishu Gurram said...

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SINCE I have felt the sense of death,
Since I have borne its dread, its fear—
Oh, how my life has grown more dear
Since I have felt the sense of death!
Sorrows are good, and cares are small,
Since I have known the loss of all.

Since I have felt the sense of death,
And death forever at my side—
Oh, how the world has opened wide
Since I have felt the sense of death!
My hours are jewels that I spend,
For I have seen the hours end.

Since I have felt the sense of death,
Since I have looked on that black night—
My inmost brain is fierce with light
Since I have felt the sense of death.
O dark, that made my eyes to see!
O death, that gave my life to me!


('Since I have felt the sense of death," by Helen Hoyt, 1887-1972)