My friend Joyce sent this poem to me today. I didn't read it until I got home.
It made me think of rocknrollgirl. It's the kind of life your mom lived I think.
V.
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06-14-2007, 12:41 PM #1
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06-14-2007, 01:19 PM #2
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Wow. Thanks for posting this very moving poem, Veronica.
I immediately thought of my father when I read this. He was a professor and touched SO many lives. He was well-respected by his colleagues and professional peers in the architectural community and beloved by his wide circle of friends and family members.
He really did live a life that mattered.
In honor of my dear daddy, Robert P. Burns (1933-2005),
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06-14-2007, 01:30 PM #3
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Me too. My dad was, quite simply, a good man.
Drink coffee and do stupid things faster with more energy.
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06-14-2007, 04:00 PM #4
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My wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance?
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06-14-2007, 06:51 PM #5
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Mine too. 1919 - 2004
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Lifts a toast, to our parents.Last edited by Trek420; 10-09-2008 at 05:32 AM.
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06-15-2007, 04:58 AM #6
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What a wonderful picture! I like him.
My dad is 72 and we just spent a weekend kayaking on the Buffalo River with him. It's not whitewater or anything, but can be dangerous. He flipped out of his kayak twice and went floating down river, but he's quite a tuffy. He's also the biggest goofball you'll ever want to meet. I will have many many good memories of him, and that IS what matters.
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06-15-2007, 09:48 AM #7
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Great poem. These always make me sit and ponder my life and whether I am living right or not.
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06-15-2007, 01:04 PM #8
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Karen, Originally Posted by Tuckervill
How wonderful that you can do things like that with your dad! Mine died at age 71 and I'd hoped to have many more years with him. I regret so much not spending more time with him now. You always think you'll have more time. I know now that we all need to live like we might not.
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06-15-2007, 01:38 PM #9
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Veronica, thank you for posting. I like listening to Michael Josephson's "Character Counts" on our local KNX radio station.
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