Say Goodbye

Sep 25, 2008 22:47

My Father was expecting company. He was always one to pride himself on his adherence to the values considered important when he was a young man. He liked to cook, he liked to dress neatly, and he liked to keep a certain order in his surroundings. Tonight he had gone to great lengths to produce an exquisite meal for himself and his guest, which ( Read more... )

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marjory September 26 2008, 10:56:59 UTC
I enjoyed this.

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caersidi September 26 2008, 12:32:28 UTC
A beautiful tribute. My parents died within a year of each other, Mum going first. From that point on Daddy just was preparing himself to join her.

Your tibute moved me to tears in rememberance of that love.

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srs_bidness September 29 2008, 23:45:05 UTC
Thank you. Actually I wrote this from my late Father's POV. His parents died in 1961 and 2001 respectively. My Father died in 2002, a few months after the timeline of this story.

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spydielives September 26 2008, 16:06:20 UTC
This is lovely. I know it took me a while to get here, but my wait was worth it.

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chite September 26 2008, 17:17:02 UTC
Wow. This was unexpected and wonderful.

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walkertxkitty September 26 2008, 18:06:57 UTC
Good images here. I like the way the narrative ends.

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