A Mother’s Good-Bye

“Farewell, my child. You are here lying in the cold coffin, leaving behind the wailing of loved ones. I sing you lullabies by your side, so sweet, like I did when you were a baby, wishing you a peaceful sleep. They are now sung through my crying sobs, sung to wish you an eternal blessed [...]

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The Good-Bye That I Can’t Understand

Here’s a death that has confounded me (and everyone) for the last few weeks:
24 year old Annie Le’s body was found on her wedding day.
Honest to God, I can’t understand this one. 
All of their family members and all of their friends were supposed to witness this young couple’s lifetime commitment to each other.
Instead, they’re coming [...]

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The Child’s Smile

I was on my motorcycle and stopped at an intersection downtown.  The sun was bright and beaming and the blue sky was all above us.  People were going home.  Everyone was going home it seemed.  It was five o’clock.
People were going from left to right and vice versa in the crosswalk in that hurried way [...]

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