Yesterday, a loving group of family and friends helped me celebrate Ed's life in the place where he built our passive solar home, and we raised our two wonderful sons. I miss Ed so much, but I treasure the memories. Our wedding song was Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle. We had 53 plus years of friendship and love but I still wanted more! Love you Ed. 

 "In Memoriam" by William Morecomb

For a second you were flying
Like you always wanted to
Now you’ll fly forever
In skies of azure blue
We’ll see your smile in every ray
Of sunshine after rain
And hear the echo of your laughter
Over all the pain
The world’s a little quieter now
The colours have lost their hue
The birds are singing softly
And our hearts are missing you
Each time we see a little cloud
Or a rainbow soaring high
We’ll think of you and gently
Wipe a tear from our eye.

 

1. "Grief" by Barbara Crooker
   is a river you wade in until you get to the other side.
   But I am here, stuck in the middle, water parting
   around my ankles, moving downstream
   over the flat rocks. I'm not able to lift a foot,
   move on. Instead, I'm going to stay here
   in the shallows with my sorrow, nurture it
   like a cranky baby, rock it in my arms.
   I don't want it to grow up, go to school, get married.
   It's mine. Yes, the October sunlight wraps me
   in its yellow shawl, and the air is sweet
   as a golden Tokay. On the other side,
   there are apples, grapes, walnuts,
   and the rocks are warm from the sun.
   But I'm going to stand here,
   growing colder, until every inch
   of my skin is numb. I can't cross over.
   Then you really will be gone.^[7]

 

I loved my friend.
He went away from me.
There’s nothing more to say.
The poem ends,
Soft as it began,—
I loved my friend.  

Langston Hughes

 Clouds can be magnificent at Sea Ranch