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[Guest guest]

Sharing Daphne's sad news. She thought you would like to know.

 

Daphne Bradshaw <laurelnymph wrote:

 

For Grandpa, In Memory

 

Were you in that wind just passing,

As you flew away to forever?

Were you with the hummingbird

Saying my love will leave you never?

 

Shadows of our yesterdays

Through my mind are rolling.

Songs of long gone yours

Memory bells are tolling.

 

Away your spirit’s flying

Up to the heavens above.

Among the stars have peace…

You will always have my love.

 

10 June 2006

Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

 

 

" To be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to

make me everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being

can fight, and never stop fighting. " -e.e. cummings-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thank you and bless you, Mary, for sending this along to the groups we both care

so deeply for. And, for all who have expressed loving support to my family and

me at this time... whether in private, in public, via the phone, or even just

silently via prayerful thoughts, thank you and bless you. I still do not know

for sure when the funeral will be, but we think it will be Wednesday morning.

Unfortunately, due to the very unstable state of my health, I will not be able

to be with my family during this time of grief... which makes it so much harder

in several ways. But, I gave the permission and blessing to read my poem at the

funeral if the family wants it and feels it appropriate.

 

As for anyone else who may like to use my poem for similar purposes, as long

as my name, date, and copyright are honored, please do use it to bring whatever

comfort to grieving hearts that may need it... and whisper my name in prayer for

those in sorrow at the same time as my own prayer and blessing for healing for

the begrieved.

 

Thank you.

Daphne Bradshaw

 

For Grandpa, In Memory

 

 

Were you in that wind just passing,

As you flew away to forever?

Were you with the hummingbird

Saying my love will leave you never?

 

 

Shadows of our yesterdays

Through my mind are rolling.

Songs of long gone yours

Memory bells are tolling.

 

 

Away your spirit's flying

Up to the heavens above.

Among the stars have peace--

You will always have my love.

 

 

10 June 2006

Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

 

 

 

 

 

" Respect means listening until everyone has been heard and understood, only

then is there a possibility of " Balance and Harmony " the goal of Indian

Spirituality. " Dave Chief, Grandfather of Red Dog