tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post1779504799242336732..comments2024-03-29T09:08:05.850+00:00Comments on THE SMALL THINGS: WednesdayTania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-48682048894699113882011-05-06T09:52:58.979+01:002011-05-06T09:52:58.979+01:00The flowers are absolutely gorgeous. I was at my u...The flowers are absolutely gorgeous. I was at my uncle's funeral on Wednesday, in Ireland. I am guilty of using the "good innings" phrase, I am afraid - sometimes when comforting others about my own mother's death (six weeks before my uncle). My cousin read this poem at his father's funeral - I feel it is appropriate to share it with you here. I like the sentiment of it and hope you will too.<br /><br />Miss Me, But Let Me Go<br /><br />When I come to the end of the road<br />And the sun has set for me,<br />I want no rites in a gloom filled room<br />Why cry for a soul set free!<br />Miss me a little, but not for long,<br />And not with your head bowed low.<br />Remember the love we once shared,<br />Miss me, but let me go!<br />For this a journey we all must take,<br />And each must go alone;<br />It's all a part of the master's plan<br />A step on the road to home.<br />When you are lonely and sick of heart<br />Go to the friends we know,<br />And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds,<br />Miss me, but let me go. <br /><br />(by Robyn Rancman)Jennifer J Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760925413986340709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-13689732821146476572011-05-05T03:34:17.030+01:002011-05-05T03:34:17.030+01:00Gorgeous flowers, as everybody else has rightly sa...Gorgeous flowers, as everybody else has rightly said. After 8 years the daily waking-up loss of my dad has turned, periodically, into wonderful dreams where he is back with me-- those used to tear me up something awful, but somehow these days I love to get even the slightest visit from him that way. I hope that some day this happens for you as well, the delight in seeing him briefly and feeling that he is with you. I am tearing up as I write this because oh, after eight years I still feel the loss, and I can't pretend that I don't, but the pain has grown less sharp. I also wish that for you. And I hope you have lilacs-- it's one of the things I miss the very most in Texas: we don't get them here. Thinking of you.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888019230555832929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-5769803692397162472011-05-04T23:58:14.739+01:002011-05-04T23:58:14.739+01:00The flowers are absolutely beautiful. Thank you fo...The flowers are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing them with us.<br />Take care of yourself, you'll be home soon xEmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-39129004125058272102011-05-04T23:03:15.676+01:002011-05-04T23:03:15.676+01:00The white bouquet is one of the most beautiful thi...The white bouquet is one of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long time.<br /><br />I'd hope I'd never be so crass as to use the "good innings" comment but I'm inclined to think it's just one of the things that people say when they're not feeling very eloquent and can't just say nothing.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337968500120821387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-23026985918063043972011-05-04T21:54:16.373+01:002011-05-04T21:54:16.373+01:00Beautiful flowers and beautiful honest little outp...Beautiful flowers and beautiful honest little outpourings. I think everyone who has ever loved and lost can relate to "that wave". I hope that you find comfort somewhere, somehow and soon because it is truly deserved.<br /><br />Bird xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970882438806917381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-2652067527134236262011-05-04T21:06:55.963+01:002011-05-04T21:06:55.963+01:00Your flowers made me take a deep breath - for thei...Your flowers made me take a deep breath - for their beauty and for the sadness of it all. How beautiful should funeral flowers be? At my stepmother's wake there was the most incredible food - I still think of it now, years later. Sometimes I want to say to my Dad, '...wasn't that food incredible?' and then stop myself as it seems wrong to refer to the good when it is at an event that was bad. If nothing else, they will say '...weren't the flowers beautiful?' and that will bring some comfort. Keep strong. The dogs will be OK and the lilac will wait. And no - you are not shouting. Lou xLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457538074763854583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-37811520571379492372011-05-04T21:00:41.272+01:002011-05-04T21:00:41.272+01:00Such beautiful flowers. I'm glad you have fami...Such beautiful flowers. I'm glad you have family and friends around you. Best wishes.Viviennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-3030057320857895892011-05-04T20:03:58.543+01:002011-05-04T20:03:58.543+01:00The flowers are quite lovely, and it's a beaut...The flowers are quite lovely, and it's a beautiful thing to do in tribute. My part of the world was rocked by tornadoes last week, and I'm just now catching up on my favorite blogs, so I just read about your father. I am so sorry for your loss. There really are no words. Happy thoughts coming your way from across the pond.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686045020081006874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-34386227445065114372011-05-04T19:08:59.695+01:002011-05-04T19:08:59.695+01:00The flowers are really beautiful. Such a shame th...The flowers are really beautiful. Such a shame they are for a sad occassion. Or maybe not... thinking of you at this sad time...Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-53038916198774366092011-05-04T18:44:13.762+01:002011-05-04T18:44:13.762+01:00That wave...I got it each day as I woke up after D...That wave...I got it each day as I woke up after Dad and then Mum, it's like for one moment the sun is shining and everything is normal and then the memory they have gone crashes in and turns it all to black...<br />I adore the flowers, and think you're rather wonderful to have chosen and put them together yourself.<br />And, I am still thinking of you, each day. <br />Oh, and the good innings thing? it made me want to *punch* people in the face. Like if over a certain age it is OK that they have died....like what the f***.<br />Always.<br />Anne.xStripeycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939664718135123631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-29208690754593471282011-05-04T18:35:28.155+01:002011-05-04T18:35:28.155+01:00The flowers are just beautiful, and that's as ...The flowers are just beautiful, and that's as it should be. Thinking of you.Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690514658812327754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-27084196732748854392011-05-04T18:22:57.286+01:002011-05-04T18:22:57.286+01:00I agree that funeral flowers should be the most be...I agree that funeral flowers should be the most beautiful ones you can find. The bright pink peonies and the acid green hydrangeas are wonderful. Isn't it odd how cathartic it is to sit on the side of a bathtub arranging flowers for a funeral? You write about this stuff so well. Thinking of you.Miss Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-61323599438086222362011-05-04T18:18:17.081+01:002011-05-04T18:18:17.081+01:00Thank you for the flowers. They are truly beautifu...Thank you for the flowers. They are truly beautiful.<br /><br />It's funny how excited I was to see a few words from you. I've been keeping an eye out.<br /><br />My tiny lilac - bush large, flowers tiny - is out. I'll take a photo.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531093715654362821noreply@blogger.com