remembrances of people in my life that we have lost
Shelly remembering you, the wonderful little one climbing up to join me on the couch and now as a storm breaks against the Wasatch you broke against life such a terrible storm oh, Shelly our precious desert flower ... was life so harch? its soothing rains too few our love goes out to you may your soul find peace beyond these clouds © Gary Hehn, July 2006
remember – in memory of Bonnie Lou (King) Hehn
my favorite aunt
my father’s cousin’s wife
no matter …
my favorite aunt
the one who remembered:
dates … details
births, weddings, visits, deaths.
the one who know when two fools met:
friends who would’t sell the house
and the potential buyer with cash.
the one who opened her home to us,
fussed over us,
putting her heart into it.
in the end the memories faded, blurred
like ancient shorelines
of great Lake Missoula
eroding,
carried away by the Clark Fork River.
confusing past and present
the one who remembered
we struggle to understand
in the end,
she wanted to go home
it became her passion
home, our safe retreat
our place to collect
thoughts, memories, treasures
what of now?
our struggle is your struggle
my dear favorite aunt
forget the memories
just know
home, the place of the heart
we will join you
in the end
© Gary Hehn, July 2010