Saying Goodbye:
My Dad died suddenly and the only solace I had was that I happened to be visiting my parents when he died. The night before he died we went for a walk and had a long discussion. He made a prophecy about my life and it is something I have held on to. He died many years ago but the conversation the night before his death is vivid in my memory. I remember the feeling of his hand in mine as he told me what he felt my life would be about. I remember his words and his smile. I remember he kissed me on the forehead goodnight. I was lucky. He had unwittingly said goodbye to me.
Copyright 2006-7. Barbara Cole. All rights reserved.
April 16, 2007 at 9:15 pm
I attended three funerals last week,all of them were sudden and unexpected.It was a week of total disbelief,shock and total sadness.I am still grieving and trying to remember what was said at the memorial services,what music was played,what family and friends said about the deceased,so much happend in such a short time,there was no time to comprehend it all.
A kind lady who was sitting beside me at one of the funerals said,”sometimes life is not fair on us”,that is all I remember her saying as it was all so very numbing,I just gave her a nod as if to say,”yes,sometimes life is not fair and hard on all of us”.
Sometimes all bad things and sad things come in threes,I am now looking forward to the good and happy things that also come in threes.
I did not have a chance to say goodbye to those that passed away so very suddenly,so I said goodbye in three special prayers.
April 18, 2007 at 11:12 pm
My heart goes out to you. I too lost three people in a short period of time and it’s beyond comprehension how that happens. and how we survive…but we do.
April 20, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Thank you,Permission.
At one of the funerals,there was the usual Requiem Mass followed by the customary funeral procession to the cementry,the hearse leading the way at a slow pace and the mourners following on foot.The church was miles away from the cemetry but I plodded doggedly along with the rest.Halfway there the partner of the deceased turned to me and said,”You know?I’m already beginning to miss him!”