She Brings Us Together
She can’t solve this problem. She is falling to the cold.
Her strength in all this dying— a wonder to behold.
She must relinquish life, but she will not abandon humor.
In these few remaining weeks, she’ll be a joyful roomer
in this hospice where she’s finally been brought to reside
by that shadowed companion who shuffles at her side.
Her children group around her. Old loves come to her aid.
As her ending’s written, her last decisions made,
her wit and love of living stay with her even now,
as though she is a beacon, directing us in how
to do this thing with dignity, joyful to the end.
Once more, we’re being guided by our loving friend.
Prompts today are falling, solve, relinquish and cold.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
A beautiful tribute.
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Thanks Judy, well done, a hospice can be, at the same time, a sad yet peaceable place and many of us who have experienced this know that what you write about is true. This gave me another verse to my poem on peace.
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Glad it inspired your thought, Sam.
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“with dignity, joyful to the end.” I wish we could all end that way as we face the inevitable.
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such a lovely tribute! 🙂
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Beautiful, all.
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I’m sorry, Judy — but this is a beautiful tribute — I hope she can hear and understand it!
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I sent it to her.
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Thank you for this, Judy. A beautiful tribute to Sandy, and deeply touching.
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I just wish she could have come to this retreat.
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this is so beautiful
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Beautiful reminder of how amazing Sandy is. ❤️ Thanks Judy.
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R.I.P. Sandy, who left us too soon after this tribute was written. She was brave, cheerful and engaged to the end. oxoxoox
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