Some things in life are worth doing it again. The exactness of that feeling will never come again, but, the joy? Does it matter when the joy is still there? What if it can be better? You can be happier? You can count your blessing and your joys and not have any fingers left over? Have you reached the pinnacle of life as you know it, or perhaps even exceeded the passion and your true meaning?
My brother met the woman of his dreams later in life. He was almost forty years old and had been married once upon a time, but neither were happy and it reflected in their lives, so they parted friends while that was still possible. Many years later, he happened upon his love. Do you believe in love at first sight? He used to say, "She is perfect for me" I cannot imagine life without her." But, how is that possible? You just met. Yet, it still continued, and even after four years, he never doubted their love. In his heart, she is free from imperfection, and all she sees are stars. A match made in heaven.
And then there was you. It’s true.
Drawing my heart. Close.
I can never forget.
I’ve known you forever. And yet.
How is it? We've just met.
Dear Tess, know that you are loved because therein lies the truth. It keeps my heart a kindle, its warmth consumed in whole.
Love, David
( a note in her lunch bag, two days ago)
Last night, Tess passed away in her sleep. She was forty-three years old.
The golden sunset of life, shadowing me from reality. It whispers of change in the tide, but, it doesn’t change the fact that I cannot breathe without you. May you rest in peace, Tess. David misses you already.
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted... Ecclesiastes 3:1
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.
It’s my way. I walk out to the deep end of the page and dive right in.
How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
Elizabeth Barret Browning
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I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Tess. I am sure that it will take some time to process the shock of it all for David. I suspect it will come in waves. The only consolation is that they had each other for some time at all. May he heal over time.
So sorry for your loss, and David's... R.I.P Tess 🧡
There will always be the emptiness left behind - some days will hurt more than others, time will be a balm though... even if the heart never forgets
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What is there to say... and never do we want to say the "wrong" thing... yes? But it's from the heart... especially on my end. Condolences... prayers, plenty of love...
My grandparents would spend all day... cooking special "soul food" meals. Then, go to the yard and select a few flowers... #alwaysaflower... Then take the fkowers, and food, to anyone in the neighborhood that was in need. Due to a loved one's passing... a sickness. No matter what, there was no question... it's just what you did.
The golden sunset of life, shadowing me from reality. It whispers of change in the tide, but, it doesn’t change the fact that I cannot breathe without you. May you rest in peace, Tess. David misses you already."
As I read this beautiful tribute... then read it again. I smile through tearful eye's, knowing you know exactly what I mean...
Love and light my friend... to you and your family...
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I agree that with the death of a person, the other person experiences the same devastation, inevitable separation. I went through this, but everything is God's will ... You have to live, time does not heal, but slightly dulls the pain of loss. Your comment reflected everything that I also wanted to say)
Hi, Wes. @wesphilbin I think they're never feels like there's a right thing to say in this case, but if it's from the heart, it never seems wrong.
My mother went to spend all day cooking meals for anyone that you knew that was in need, usually a new baby, a death in the family horse sickness. Sometimes it was just because. The flowers were given and that is perhaps where I got it from. There is never a question of if you could, you just did. Even if you had thought that you would share half of your nothing because that's what neighbors did. And that's what family does too.
I knew I wouldn't have to explain it to you and I could not even begin to tell you what a shock it was doing is a 43 year old and was apparently in good health. And apparently we will find out what happened last night. I'm not sure my brother will heal from this very quickly if it ever. Thank you so much for your words.
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Class! Interesting thoughts. I no longer believe in love at first sight. My first husband died, I was alone with my daughter for a long time. Then I met my current husband. We decided to live together. I will not say that it was love at first sight. It's just cozy next to him. Thirteen years of marriage have passed, and he still kisses me when he comes home from work. And if I forgot to kiss, I am offended. Perhaps this is already love))). Or a habit .. I don't know.🥰😆
Oh, my !
What sadness.
My deepest condolences.
I do not know what to say.
I'm very sorry.
my condolences on the to soon lost of young relative.
What a beautiful story @dswigle and so sad,true love is a wonderful thing. So sorry for Tes's passing, David sounds like a very strong person, wish him well. There is a season for everything in life, we don't always understand why it happens the way it does. People are put in our lives for a reason, even if it's just for a season. Thank you for sharing, it touched my heart.
It is so heartbreaking, especially because he has waited his whole life to have a love like this, and is has been so wonderful for him, but, he also feels like part of him has died, forever. But, I don't want him to be depressed, but, if he can get to the place of being happy he ever met her, I will feel grateful. She was delightful and kind - best of all, she loved him unconditionally.
I don't understand why she was taken so very young, but, I am so happy he had that time with her. Thank you so much @artywink ! XOXO
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Dear Denise, David lost his Tess but you lost you SIL, god is with her, but never said it would be easy. Take time to remember the good times and I hope i due time some glance will come back into his and all of your lives. Big hug from over the ocean.
❤️ Thank you so much. xo
Ofcourse dear. Talk soon
Happy weekend dear.
Absolutely my friend... Well said and beautiful.... ✨🌹✨
Thank you so much, stranger! :) Always good to see you!
Hey thanks. I may be strange but I am none the stranger then those not remembered... ✌️😉🍻
Love at first sight indeed exists. Even if sometimes (or often?) it is one sided. Despite being bullied in middle school, I fell in love with a girl in class 0. Unfortunately it turned out to be one sided. She done as if she would like me for some time, but a few years later, when a new guy came to our class, she just randomly kissed him one day (she did not even kissed me), and started to be with him. When the school ended, she was with another guy. This was between 2007 and 2012 in Budapest (Csepel), but I still think about her.
Love is blind and deaf, so it can do incredible things. Such as regularly thinking about a girl more than 10 years later, who did not even loved me.
Her behavior was either a test towards me (which I failed in this case), or simply a mockery, probably as the part of the bullying of the class and of the school.
She often watched me from her bench, and even when she was with that new guy, as if she would expect something from me.
I have a feeling she wanted to like you, but, was afraid of being made fun of, especially if you weren't in the popular crowd. I can remember things like that from school. It is not only you, there are many people I know that think about years ago and people they knew and had feelings for, or could have, given the chance.
I think we all remember our first love. Love is blind and deaf, sometimes gratefully so.
I want to thank you for stopping by and leaving your words. Have a great day!
Maybe. We often talked in the dining room of the school. I remember telling her that I dreamed that we danced. She told me that we will at the banquette.
We did not. She danced with someone else. I do not even remember now with who.
Because of the bullying I finished middle school as a private student. I do not even know why I even went to the banquett.
Sometimes I would rather forget this "love", but it is a part of my current earthly life, so I have to live with it.
Have a nice day and have a nice weekend.
All the best. Greetings from Hungary.
Flowers are simple but will be cool if they fall in your hands.🥰🥰🤗🤗
That would be awkward. :))
It's not awkward, it looks beautiful ❤❤🤗🤗
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Interesting story. Your photography has been awesome. The photography in each of your posts is very beautiful.
I am sorry about David's lost.
Initially, I wanted to run off and tell you I am feeling oppressed (not badly.... Over here we say someone or people are oppressing us if they show up hand in hand, bask in love for one another, and we don't seem to have a partner at that time)
Then I read the next paragraph and my eyes was wet with tears. Tess, left, him, and now he misses her more.
This love is magical, imagine, having to wait his whole to find her, I wonder if the separation will be well handled by the other magical being.
I pray the universe will console him. May Tess soul rest in perf peace. Amen.
My heart breaks for your brother, so sad, I am so sorry. So very young.
I am really sorry for you and your brothers loss, 💔😭
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