Monday, April 21, 2008

Life / Leben / La Vie

Thinking of The Countess, of mama, of Rose,
who so often aggravated, tickled, dismayed, surprised, depressed, thrilled, angered, amused, bored, scolded, admired, encouraged, criticized, praised, guided, and even heeded me,
I feel nothing but
gratitude,
not in the least diminished one year after her death,
and see her smile and hear her voice in mine.

August 30, 1926 - April 21, 2007
Rose Tyson Gardner

2 comments:

  1. she'd be so mad at you for putting those pictures up :)

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  2. ... or maybe not, maybe just tickled pink to know we're thinking about her !

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