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Happy Birthday Lovie!!

Painting by Lovie Jordan

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As I sit contemplating the words to write that

Could adequately encapsulate the feelings that

Well up when I think of you……..

Words I search for that I know you’ll never read

Or hear but words I’m compelled to write.

I remember that young Lovie; vibrant, beautiful,

Protective mom – watching intently over her children.

Not letting them too far from your grasp, eliciting

Instructions on life and safety, preparing them

For such a time as this…..

A time when you can no longer share in their

Everyday lives. I wonder what you’d be telling

Them now.

I see and feel your spirit in the eyes of your son –

Beautiful, gentle, loving. I feel his pain as he makes

His way up the hill to that place where you reside

For now.

I imagine his care as he lovingly, patiently feeds you

And sits with you and remembers all the things he

Promised he’d never forget.

I’ve come to know his love and admiration for such

A creative person you are. I’ve come to know the

Love and sadness in his voice as he tells me of

His Sunday afternoon visits. I’ve grown closer

To you by his recalling “the times of Lovie”.

I sense your spirit and your warmth through your

Paintings as if I knew you well. The detail, the

Precision of strokes, the use of color and movement.

Life has a way of moving on even when we can’t.

I pray that somehow, somewhere in that limbo state

That you feel his presence there with you today. I

Pray for grace that you’d know the touch of his hand

And hear and understand the depth, breath and height of

His words……”I love you mom”. Maybe today you’ll

Know, maybe today you’ll remember his sweetness

And smile.

Happy Birthday Lovie!!!
2/22/2016

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