Suzette Haden Elgin
Oh dear I just found out that Suzette Haden Elgin aka ozarque has passed on after several years of a form of dementia. Requiescat in pace wonderful writer who once wrote this:
DEATH
(for one who has died)
You go from us
into a new becoming;
we rejoice for you and wish you an easy journey
into the Light.
The winds will speak to us of you,
the waters will mention your name;
snow and rain and fog,
first light and last light,
all will remind us that you had
a certain way of being
that was dear to us.
You go back to the land you came from
and on beyond.
We will watch for you,
from Time to Time.
Amen.
ETA: I found a post from February 25, 2012 where her husband reports what was happening to her. So sad,
DEATH
(for one who has died)
You go from us
into a new becoming;
we rejoice for you and wish you an easy journey
into the Light.
The winds will speak to us of you,
the waters will mention your name;
snow and rain and fog,
first light and last light,
all will remind us that you had
a certain way of being
that was dear to us.
You go back to the land you came from
and on beyond.
We will watch for you,
from Time to Time.
Amen.
ETA: I found a post from February 25, 2012 where her husband reports what was happening to her. So sad,