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Easter Vigil: Remembrance

Posted Sun, 03/23/2008 - 03:15 by GreyHawk
I posted the following as a comment in the recent DailyKos diary You Are Not Alone by noweasels, but thought it was thoughtful enough to also post as a separate piece -- please also read the piece by noweasels, and thank her for the inspiration. The rest of what follows below the fold is essentially the entire comment -- two personal submissions for remembrance today that I submitted, plus a parting thought. ...if you're still with me, then jump...
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The Dash, A Comma And A Footnote

Posted Mon, 02/04/2008 - 13:00 by GreyHawk
I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning to the end

He noted that first came the date of her birth And spoke the following date with tears, But he said what mattered most of all Was the dash between those years

Those lines constitute the beginning of the poem The Dash by Linda Ellis.