Tell me, what should I have done?Doesn't everything die at last and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild & precious life?
As a gift my Aunt Anne gave me one of her journal of poems while I was in Denver this past week. I found no name on this piece of paper tucked alone inside. I now know it is the last four lines of a poem written by Mary Oliver (The Summer Day). I assume these were the most important to Anne. Anne is under Denver Hospice care for terminal lung cancer. Elby only recently took a turn & now lives in a 24 hour care facility. They miss one another deeply. This is an image I took of them in the quiet of the day. What a precious moment.
So, what will you do with your one wild & precious life?
4 comments:
Suggie,
Such a powerful, graceful, moving picture of Anne and Elby. Time flies so fast that I can see us just like that in the future.
Oh how we need to live, love, and enjoy today for tomorrow may never come or it may come too quickly.
That is a great photo of the two of them - and a lovely thought.
This is the most beautiful and moving post that you have put on your blog. I thought of you day after day while you were in Denver. I will never forget how Anne lived every day with energy, beauty, and courage. She has set an example that all of us could learn from.
WAY too long since I stopped by anyone's blogs. I'm glad I took a peak at yours, if only to see a couple of entries. A few tears welled up seeing this picture of Anne and Elby. I pray that I stop taking every day for granted, and see each moment of life as the miracle that it is. Thank you Jesus for another day that you did not promise - an opportunity to believe in your love for me and share that love with those around me.
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