Thursday, March 8, 2018

the last chapter in River Road

The last page of chapter 7, called Just a Whisper A Way


Her faith was strong and she had no doubts of where she was going.  She said she would always be there when I needed her and I was not to shut my self off from others and become a hermit.  She said that when a person dies they just go to sleep and then wake to a glorious morning where all the questions are answered, all the sadness gone, and one is surround with love.  One of the last things she said to me before drifting off to that stage where she would not return was "I'll see you in the morning Dolly."  Her pet name for those who she loved.

She never told me what she wanted me to do with her ashes and for several weeks I kept her in my office at home and would talk to her now and then.  They were not long conversations and I did not expect a reply.

Eventually, one autumn evening, her favorite time of year, I walked down the path that we had so often walked along River Road and scattered he ashes here and there with the bulk of her remains placed gingerly around a little oak grove near a bubbling brook.

My life is moving forward and each day things get a little less painful.  She rests in that corner of my mind that is reserved just for her.  I still walk the path along river road just like we use to do and as I am doing.   I hear the wind among the leaves and hear a faint whisper.  I really can't make out what is being said but it makes no difference -we all are just a whisper away from our loved ones.  I of course always respond in the same way just as I am now  "I'll see you in the morning Dolly."