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He visited her grave every year on the day they’d met. Every year on the day he’d proposed. Every year on the day they’d gotten married. Every year on the day she’d passed on and left him bereft of the best part of himself.
Sometimes if he was alone in the cemetery, he’d stretch on the ground near her headstone and mouth the words she’d left him in her note. She’d given him the sealed envelope shortly after she was diagnosed. Made him promise not to open it. Until. He knew them all by heart.
“The Rock cries out to us today,” she wrote. “You may stand upon me, But do not hide your face. You are and always have been my core. My spirit will no longer be bound to this body, but our souls will continue traveling together. For eternity and beyond.”
(Note: Italics = prompt quote by Maya Angelou)
For the dVerse Prosery challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
I love what you have done with this. The double meaning is a real nice twist.
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Thank you, Roth! 🙂
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You are welcome!
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🙂
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Very touching piece; I liked the way you worked the prompt into the tale. I could see where it was heading, but it touched my emotions regardless.
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Thank you, Glenn!
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What a poignant tale, an effective incorporation of the prompt. Nice.
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Thank you! I’m so glad this felt poignant and that the incorporation of the prompt worked! 🙂
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Oh, how I feel the pathos in this one, the sheer ache of loss, and that tender hope at the end. Wonderfully done!
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Thank you, Frank! I am delighted the energy was communicated. You got it exactly!
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Beautifully done, Na’ama.
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Thank you, Dale! 😀
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Great use of the prompt. It was technically tricky, but you managed it with such tenderness.
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Thank you, Sarah! I’m so pleased! 🙂
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This is such a touching story, Na’ama, which brought tears to my eyes.
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Thank you, Kim.
Love and loss tend to do that, and if I managed to convey even a bit of it, I’m gratified. May grief stay in the stories … though I know that we are all destined to experience loss and most of us know grief.
Hugs, Na’ama
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What a lovely, tender direction to take the quote. Bravo
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Thank you, Beverly! I’m pleased it worked!
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I like how you tied the voice of the rock to her headstone, it made so much sense thinking about the bond beyond the death
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Thank you Bjorn! What a great comment! 🙂 Yes, I was hoping that’ll be communicated, and you ‘got it’ exactly! 🙂
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This is so touching and heart felt. What a beautiful post, and thanks for posting.
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Hi Geri, I’m so glad this spoke to you, and thank you for taking the time to read and comment! Na’ama
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