Leni's funeral

Author: kingletva

I want to share just a few things that happened. The Rabbi read from the scriptures in Hebrew, then in English Ecclesiastes 3 "for everything there is a season..>". I followed with parts of Ps. 103 "Bless the Lord, o my soul..." and Ps. 139 vs. 9-10, " If I rise on the wings of the morning...." and after that I read a poem that I sent Leni last year on her birthday card, Feb. 9th, while we were busy planning Texas trip. Little did I know, I would be reading it to her at her funeral. It goes like this: My heart holds all the seasons, winter, summer, spring and fall, each one is ever present, they are at my beck and call. The falling snow of winter, finds a corner in my heart, and to dream of springtime, when it's time to turn the sod. The early frosts of autumn fill yet another place, with leaves red and gold, a show of autumn's grace. To lie in a meadow and watch the clouds drift by, or sit by a cool mountain stream and watch the sunlit sky. My heart treasures all the seasons, not just one or two, and so it treasures all the years, the years of me and you. Her two son-in-laws gave the Eulogy and Pat Alred read a poem, that her cousin Sally gave her. It was very moving and poingant, not a dry eye to be found. Afterwards, everyone returned to Doc's house. Sig and Bill, Jeff, and others from chat were there. Bonnie made a lovely album for Doc of pix through the years of the birders. While in the cemetary a flock of geese flew over in formation, with one missing. It was symbolic. Take care all--see you in chat. ilse