To Watch Seven Pass

In my lifetime, I've seen people from seven generations of my family move on in their journey from this life to the next.  From my great-great-grandfather, Lorenzo Herrera, to my grandchild who was lost in a miscarriage, I've had to carry their memories forward as fewer and fewer people were still here to remember them with me.  It is sometimes a heavy burden.  Most often, though, it is one I carry proudly and with a sense of honor. 

Those who remain with me on the planet are my rocks.  They anchor me to my present in important ways; however, once in a while, on days like today, my vision moves toward those who are now gone from sight, but never forgotten. 

So, to you on the other side of the veil, I send my love and loneliness.  To you on this side, I offer my gratitude and joy.  As for me, I will continue to straddle the two, hearing the songs on both sides of the window; some only an echoing resonance from years gone by, and others, full of laughter and tomorrows.
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Photo:

Freeman, O.C. (2009) "Let the veil." The Freeman View.  Photograph.  Retrieved from http://thefreemanview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/let_the-veil02.jpg

Hilobrow (2010) "Graveyard." Hilobrow.com  Photograph.  Retrieved from http://hilobrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/graveyard_scrn01.jpg