This isn’t a post about photography. It is a post about life and the loss of Life. My father passed away at midnight on November 1st, 1989 after a year-long battle with cancer. I wrote this poem on the sleepless evening before is funeral.
Yesterday-during the wake I felt a need to look at the casket.
But what is the use- as now all that remains is an empty shell.
Like some creatures which shed their skin- my father still lives in my memory.
I can picture his face, his smile, his clothes, how he would sit and how he would sleep.
I can also remember the favorite expressions, foods, idiosynchricies and most importantly our happiness and times together.
So as long as I can remember these details- my father is not dead.
Through the passage of time some details will be forgotten, but my father doesn’t die until the last detail is forgotten.
Love the wind in his hair. He had just turned 50. Who would have thought 3 years later he’d be terminally ill. A reminder to live each day gratefully and meaningfully. When I saw this photo I went straight to the beach for a marvellous morning stroll. Picked up a shell and resolved to learn something new every day about a local plant or animal. Thank you Steve for posting.
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I’ve never seen this photo Steve Schwarz- were you sailing in Holland with Dad? Nxxxxx
Yes. 1985 on Jaap Schwarz boat.
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Love the wind in his hair. He had just turned 50. Who would have thought 3 years later he’d be terminally ill. A reminder to live each day gratefully and meaningfully. When I saw this photo I went straight to the beach for a marvellous morning stroll. Picked up a shell and resolved to learn something new every day about a local plant or animal. Thank you Steve for posting.
And his memories still live on…..!!
Thinking of Steve and his family as they take time to remember his father.
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Thanks Steve ,this pic brings nice memories
Thinking of you Steve
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All the best
Steve, what a great picture of a handsome man. You had a lovely Dad. Grateful for you. Sad you lost him young.
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