When my father has a stroke and dies
two of my grandchildren
400 miles away
send me handwritten letters
cursive and print mixed
with drawings and one just-written song
which I pick out on the piano;
I smile and laugh—
such wonderful life.
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What a beautiful way to capture the connection between the small and grand, joyous and painful.
A powerful way to celebrate your personal wake.
Death, life, song. Beautiful!