I haven't been on in too long. I didn't learn until today that the friend that helped me get a membership here passed away. He was inspirational to me and I want to believe he considered me a friend. I left a memorial under the blog post that announced his loss last month. Daniel was a good friend, one I had known for two years. I share my sympathies with his family, friends and colleagues here at SG. His work was inspirational to me. I may never write for the internet like he did, but someday I hope my words inspire others like they inspired him. His comments regarding the Hannukah gift I sent him last year still ring in my heart. He loved it so much he printed it out and hung it up, and also had it made into wallpaper for his and his wife's computers. It is comments like his regarding my work that keep me going. It will be memories like that one that will help me continue on. Though I wrote this for another who was lost, it fits this loss as well. Rest in peace Daniel Robert Epstein.
The Things I Wish I Could Say
By: Laura A. Neff - (c) 2005
The things I wish I could say,
Are too numerous to tell you.
Now you've gone far away,
And I have so much to do.
I find the hole in my heart,
Is much wider than before.
Now we're so very far apart,
Not knowing what is in store.
Tomorrow is forever too late,
And yesterday has already been.
Our world now a shattered plate,
As our hearts remember when.
The things I wish I could say,
Never truly reflect my heart.
The pain within a price I pay,
Right from the very start.
It is so hard to say farewell,
Until we are together again.
Pennies in a wishing well,
Help us remember then.
As the tears fall from my eyes,
And my heart would break.
I remember that when one dies,
Heaven is theirs to partake.
The things I wish I could say,
Are many more than you see.
Maybe to come another day,
For the future that would be.
A wish and hope I leave here,
Upon this page so long.
As we shed each painful tear,
Remember all in song.
The Things I Wish I Could Say
By: Laura A. Neff - (c) 2005
The things I wish I could say,
Are too numerous to tell you.
Now you've gone far away,
And I have so much to do.
I find the hole in my heart,
Is much wider than before.
Now we're so very far apart,
Not knowing what is in store.
Tomorrow is forever too late,
And yesterday has already been.
Our world now a shattered plate,
As our hearts remember when.
The things I wish I could say,
Never truly reflect my heart.
The pain within a price I pay,
Right from the very start.
It is so hard to say farewell,
Until we are together again.
Pennies in a wishing well,
Help us remember then.
As the tears fall from my eyes,
And my heart would break.
I remember that when one dies,
Heaven is theirs to partake.
The things I wish I could say,
Are many more than you see.
Maybe to come another day,
For the future that would be.
A wish and hope I leave here,
Upon this page so long.
As we shed each painful tear,
Remember all in song.