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Your absence is the sky and covers everything

by Sandra Bennett
Encouragement· Home

5 Nov

“When you are old and grey and full of sleep,                                                                                               and nodding by the fire, take down this book,                                                                                          and slowly read, and dream of the soft look                                                                                             your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,                                                                                               and loved your beauty with love false or true,                                                                                               but one man loved the pilgrim soul in you                                                                                                   and loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars                                                                                                 murmur, a little sadly, how love fled                                                                                                               And paced upon the mountains overhead                                                                                                      And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

~ W. B. Yeats, When You Are Old ~

“Your absence is the sky and covers everything.” ~ C. S. Lewis ~

“I wish I had done everything on earth with you.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald ~

Dear Dave, after a decade, missing you isn’t any easier but it doesn’t hurt quite as much. But, no matter how many people enter in, life is still emptier because you’re not here, yet there’s no way to go except forward.

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  1. Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says

    December 22, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    What an excellent picture – it’s full of happiness!

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    • Sandra Bennett says

      December 23, 2021 at 7:50 pm

      Happy Days indeed!

      Reply
  2. Ellen Bayles says

    November 6, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    God bless you as you move forward.

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  3. sherry says

    November 6, 2021 at 3:59 pm

    {{{{{ hugs }}}}}
    .. & in agreement with what you shared in this post.
    healing. takes time. one never *not* grieves but it
    becomes more “gentle” with time.

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  4. Barbara Dunford says

    November 6, 2021 at 2:03 pm

    Heartfelt words.

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  5. GretchenJoanna says

    November 5, 2021 at 8:56 pm

    I got my hair cut today, and my hairdresser is a dear Christian friend whose husband died a year ago, after a long illness. She and I were the only ones in her shop today so we could bare our hearts to one another, and we talked about this reality: We are happy alone, we feel happy for our departed husbands, but we can never feel “normal” again, without them. I love that Fitzgerald quote!!!

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  6. magsmcc says

    November 5, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    Dear Dave, she has done so well.

    Dear Sandra, you have done so well.

    M x

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  7. FlowerLady says

    November 5, 2021 at 3:15 pm

    Oh dear Sandra, this really touched my heart to the core. It will be 9 years next month for me. That last picture brought tears. It is through Jesus strength that I’ve made it this far. Our husbands are cheering us on to hold on to our faith in Jesus. One day we will be reunited & not only see each other, but see Jesus our King, Savior, Comforter & Provider face to face. We will praise Him forever & ever & live happily ever after. ~ Love, hugs & prayers, FlowerLady

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  8. Michelle says

    November 5, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    How can it be a decade? If it is hard for me to comprehend that much passage of time, to you it must feel like yesterday. What precious love!

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