“When I die,” she’d say, “I will not be truly away from you.”
Both sides of the statement used to worry him when he was little.
“Will I see you?” He once fretted. It was the day they had buried the pup who did not last the night. The runt who never whined and did not wriggle by the time the sun awoke. They’d laid the tiny bundle under a small mound of dirt in the yard. And it was lost to sight.
“In a manner of speaking,” Grandma had replied, untroubled. “For not all seeing is done with eyes.”
He did not understand her then.
Or when she died.
He wasn’t sure he understood her still, with many years passed.
Her absence a hole in his heart.
Then he came across the giant burl.
And he felt her in it. Waiting. Smiling. Seen.
He carved her out.
For Crispina‘s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Fabulous!
💚
Adele Ryan McDowell, Ph.D.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you! 🙂 I kind of see how you’d like this … and we both know why … 🙂
LikeLike
How very lovely, Na’ama!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you! Glad you liked it! Such an evocative photo!
LikeLiked by 1 person
That was so lovely, Na’ama. It is so hard to understand death, isn’t it?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Dale! Indeed, it is so very hard to understand, even more so for some than for others.
All the more for why it makes sense to keep an open mind … and an eye out for ‘visitors’ … xoxo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes! Because we don’t know, do we? We must allow ourselves to be open to what may be right there! 💞
LikeLiked by 1 person
Exactly! Whatever it might be, it is part of the circle of life and part of the path we all take. A door to another journey or a continuation of this one. Who knows!?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Absolutely that is for sure and certain 🙂 We don’t know what comes after…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Me agree. We is of the same perception of unknowingness … 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
We is!
LikeLiked by 1 person
😀 xx
LikeLiked by 1 person
xo
LikeLiked by 1 person
❤️❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂 xoxo
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yo lady! Why you no link to Crispina’s post?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Did the link in the bottom not work? It just worked for me now! I had it linking all along! Did something break on some servers?
LikeLiked by 1 person
I dunno if your link in the bottom works or not, I was just on the Crispina’s original post and oh. waitaminute… maybe she just hadn’t approved it yet.
Never mind. Lalalalalalaa!
LikeLiked by 1 person
😀 LOL, here’s to technology’s reciprocal madness … (and goblins … ) 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha!
LikeLiked by 1 person
😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
This raised a smile this morning. I’s beautiful.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am glad! The photo was quite marvelous!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Oh yes. 🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
🙂
LikeLiked by 2 people
This went right to the heart, it is so true… and so beautiful. Life, death, art, spirit, nature, all one. Brilliant writing.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Yay! Thank you for reading and for this generous feedback! 🙂 I’m so very pleased!
LikeLiked by 2 people