Dear Beverly

Just stopped in to say that you are in my heart and on my mind this morning.

            Oh Doll, you remembered me.

Always.

You are always in my heart.

Your memory is always with me.

You are not forgotten.

The sadness is there,

but I choose to celebrate your life.

You are not forgotten.

I place flowers on your grave,

but they are only symbols

to begin a conversation.

To spend a few moments

and know in those moments

that you are not there.

But here, always, in my heart.

You are not forgotten.

Have a tune for you today …

“That you're waiting from the backroads

By the rivers of my memories

Ever smilin'; ever gentle on my mind”

So true … enjoy.

Link:  Glen Campbell: Gentle On My Mind

It's knowing that your door is always open

And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that are dried upon some line
That keeps you in the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind

It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Or something that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing
Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind

Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
'Cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind

I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin'
Cracklin' caldron in some train yard
My beard a rustling, cold towel, and
A dirty hat pulled low across my face
Through cupped hands 'round the tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're waiting from the backroads
By the rivers of my memories
Ever smilin'; ever gentle on my mind

Dear Beverly

Just stopped in to say hello.

          You remembered me.

Always.

Oscars tonight.
Wonder which ones you would have picked.

Miss you.

Have a tune for you today ... enjoy.

Link:  Bon Jovi: Always

This romeo is bleeding
But you can't see his blood
It's nothing but some feelings
That this old dog kicked up 


It's been raining since you left me
Now I'm drowning in the flood
You see I've always been a fighter
But without you I give up
 
Now I can't sing a love song
Like the way it's meant to be
Well, I guess I'm not that good anymore
But baby, that's just me
 
And I will love you, baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words don't rhyme
And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you - Always
 
Now your pictures that you left behind
Are just memories of a different life
Some that made us laugh, some that made us cry
One that made you have to say goodbye
What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair
To touch your lips, to hold you near
When you say your prayers try to understand
I've made mistakes, I'm just a man
 
When he holds you close, when he pulls you near
When he says the words you've been needing to hear
I'll wish I was him 'cause those words are mine
To say to you till the end of time
 
Yeah, I will love you baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
 
If you told me to cry for you
I could
If you told me to die for you
I would
Take a look at my face
There's no price I won't pay
To say these words to you
 
Well, there ain't no luck
In these loaded dice
But baby if you give me just one more try
We can pack up our old dreams
And our old lives
We'll find a place where the sun still shines
 
And I will love you, baby - Always
And I'll be there forever and a day - Always
I'll be there till the stars don't shine
Till the heavens burst and
The words don't rhyme
And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind
And I'll love you - Always 

Dear Beverly

Your memory is in my heart this early morning.

           Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

Up early, sun not up yet.
A few moments to reflect.

Nothing more.
Just memories.

Have a tune for you today ... 

Link:  Lady Antebellum: When You Were Mine

Words spoken, my heart open,
No I never had butterflies like that.
We danced in the moon glow,
Your hands moved slow,
You kissed me on the lips,
Swore I wouldn't look back.
It was just like we were flying, in another time,

I felt the world was ours for the taking,
When I fell into your eyes,
Never a doubt that we would make it if we tried.
You promised you'd never break my heart,
Never leave me in the dark,
Said your love would be for all time,
But that was back when you were mine
When you were...

Here, with me, I thought we'd be,
Stronger than the past,
Better than the ones before.
How did I fool myself in thinking,
We had it all

I felt the world was ours for the taking,
When I fell into your eyes,
Never a doubt that we would make it if we tried.
You promised you'd never break my heart,
Never leave me in the dark,
Said your love would be for all time,
But that was back when you were mine
When you were...

What if this was it baby
What if this was our time
Maybe we're long past saving,
I'm gonna give you one try,
You better think twice,
Before you leave her behind.

And what if the world was ours for the taking
When I fell into your eyes,
Never a doubt that we would make it if we tried.
You promised you'd never break my heart,
Never leave me in the dark,
Said your love would be for all time,
But that was back when you were mine
When we were in love
Do you remember that time
When you were mine

Oooh
(That was back when you were mine)
What if this was it baby
What if this was our time
(Back when we were in love)
Back when you were mine
(That was back when you were mine)
Back when we were in love,
In love

You said you'd be there,
You'd said it'd last forever,
I guess you've never really meant it baby
Did you baby?

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say hello.

         You remembered me.

Always.

What is it about loss?

Is it the little things that we lose along

the way that are the most important?

Lost opportunities.

Lost moments.

A missed sunset.

A lost chance to say goodbye.

The things we take for granted.

I would think so,

they are the most important.

It is these little things,

not the big, grand defining moment losses,

that become the most important over time.

Have a tune for you today … enjoy.

Link:  Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes: Up Where We Belong

Who knows what tomorrow brings

In a world few hearts survive

All I know is the way I feel

When it's real, I keep it alive

The road is long

There are mountains in our way

But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong

Where the eagles cry

On a mountain high

Love lift us up where we belong

Far from the world below

Up where the clear winds blow

Some hang on to used to be

Live their lives looking behind

All we have is here and now

All our lives, out there to find

The road is long

There are mountains in our way

But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong

Where the eagles cry

On a mountain high

Love lift us up where we belong

Far from the world we know

Where the clear winds blow

Time goes by

No time to cry

Life's you and I

Alive today

Love lift us up where we belong

Where the eagles cry

On a mountain high

Love lift us up where we belong

Far from the world we know

Where the clear winds blow

Love lift us up where we belong

Where the eagles cry

On a mountain high

Love lift us up where we belong

Dear Beverly

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Just stopped in to say hello.

         You remembered me.

Always.

Funny how things worked out.

Is “funny” the right word?

Doesn’t matter the word,

it is the concept of how things work out

when two people standing in the woods,

metaphorically speaking, part

and take different paths.

Paths that they’ve agreed to.

The grand bargain.   Our bargain.

Robert Frost’s poem speaks to it.

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both”

You and I could not travel both.

You went one way, I went the other.

“I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.”

Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Have a tune for you today …

“Yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here”

I hope others "miss all the little things"
I hope others "miss the way the sunshine would light up your face"

I do, I do ... I truly do … enjoy.

Link:  Lifehouse: From Where You Are

So far away from where you are
These miles have torn us worlds apart
And I miss you, yeah I miss you

So far away from where you are
I'm standing underneath the stars
And I wish you were here

I miss the years that were erased
I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face
I miss all the little things
I never thought that they'd mean everything to me
Yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here

I feel the beating of your heart
I see the shadows of your face
Just know that wherever you are
Yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here

I miss the years that were erased
I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face
I miss all the little things
I never thought that they'd mean everything to me
Yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here

So far away from where you are
These miles have torn us worlds apart
And I miss you, yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say hello.

          You remembered me.

Always.

Up before dawn; light rain.
Couldn't sleep ... cold.

Good news is that the storm will pass.

I only wish that the "storm" of last June 
had done the same for you.

Have a tune for you today ... Enjoy.

If you could have only heard 
this tune in your head that day, 
"every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain."

Link:  Gary Allan: Every Storm Runs Out Of Rain

I saw you standing in the middle of the thunder and lightning
I know you're feeling like you just can't win, but you're trying
It's hard to keep on keepin' on, when you're being pushed around
Don't even know which way is up, you just keep spinning down, 'round, down…

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

So hold your head up and tell yourself that there's something more
And walk out that door,
Go find a new rose, don't be afraid of the thorns
'Cause we all have thorns
Just put your feet up to the edge, put your face in the wind
And when you fall back down, keep on rememberin'

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

It's gonna run out of pain
It's gonna run out of sting
It's gonna leave you alone
It's gonna set you free
Set you free

Every storm runs, runs out of rain
Just like every dark night turns into day
Every heartache will fade away
Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

It's gonna set you free,
It's gonna run out of pain,
It's gonna set you free 

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say how much I miss you.

         Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

We sat for two and half hours

and looked through old photo albums.

You told me of your kids

You showed me pictures

and smiled brightly as you spoke of them.

I spoke of mine; my family

We laughed … it was a beautiful morning.

The pain; the hurt; the loss,

these feelings did not show through.

There were other things to speak of.

We sat there in the sun and talked.

Over thirty years had passed,

and yet it seemed like only yesterday

when I saw you last.

Funny how the mind works.

Have a tune for you today … enjoy.

Link:   Tracey Chapman: The Promise

If you wait for me then I'll come for you
Although I've traveled far
I always hold a place for you in my heart
If you think of me, if you miss me once in awhile
Then I'll return to you
I'll return and fill that space in your heart

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way back to you
If you'll be waiting
If you dream of me like I dream of you
In a place thats warm and dark
In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way back to you
If you'll be waiting
I've longed for you and I have desired
To see your face your smile
To be with you wherever you are

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way back to you
If you'll be waiting
I've longed for you and I have desired
To see your face, your smile
To be with you wherever you are

Remembering
Your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way back to you
Please say you'll be waiting

Together again
It would feel so good to be
In your arms
Where all my journeys end
If you can make a promise if its one that you can keep, I vow to come for you
If you wait for me and say you'll hold
A place for me in your heart.