Dizzy and I have been a little quiet this month, as a close friend of ours suddenly become very ill a few weeks ago and passed away yesterday. We’re feeling really blue, and though we would do a little post in memory of Eddie, who was always curious, never gave up and was the the kindest person we have ever known. We’re really going to miss him, and our little trips to feed the seagulls. x Dizzy also wanted to share this song that someone sent to us. It fits perfectly. xxx
 
 
Do you ever lie
Awake at night?
Just between the dark
And the morning light
Searching for the things
You used to know
Looking for the place
Where the lost things go

Do you ever dream
Or reminisce?
Wondering where to find
What you truly miss
Well maybe all those things
That you love so
Are waiting in the place
Where the lost things go

Memories you’ve shared
Gone for good you feared
They’re all around you still
Though they’ve disappeared
Nothing’s really left
Or lost without a trace
Nothing’s gone forever
Only out of place

So maybe now the dish
And my best spoon
Are playing hide and seek
Just behind the moon
Waiting there until
It’s time to show
Spring is like that now
Far beneath the snow
Hiding in the place
Where the lost things go

Time to close your eyes
So sleep can come around
For when you dream you’ll find
All that’s lost is found
Maybe on the moon
Or maybe somewhere new
Maybe all you’re missing lives inside of you

So when you need her touch
And loving gaze
Gone but not forgotten
Is the perfect phrase
Smiling from a star
That she makes glow
Trust she’s always there
Watching as you grow
Find her in the place
Where the lost things go

 
–Scott Michael Wittman and Marc Shaiman
 
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33 Replies to “Where the lost things go”

    1. Thank you so much Mary. He had a great life (and was 85, so a little older than me), but I’m finding it very hard. We were friends for 15 years. Dizzy is helping though. She’s even offered to share a ginger nut biscuit. 🙂 xxx

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        1. It’s true. Good friends are very rare. I still can’t believe he’s not here. It just seems so strange after 15 years. Thank you so much for the hugs. We really appreciate them. xxx

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          1. I have met very few good friends that our friendship has endured through the years and no close friend I’ve known for 15 years. I have friends from high school, from 50 years ago, that I connected with on Facebook, but really … our high school years is the only thing connecting us now. A friend of mine was killed by a dump truck driver who was texting and ran into his car. He lived in Florida but he was a squirrel lover and took care of feral cats, a good-hearted sould and I was angry that he had to die a horrible death by someone who thought texting was more important than driving. It’s all so sad. We have to make the most of each day, even when that day is not always so good.

          2. You are very right, Linda. It is so important to make the most of everyday. And hard to find very good friends. I am lucky that my close friends have been around a long time. Or, maybe they just can’t get rid of me? 🙂 I am so sorry to hear about the friend of yours who was killed in such a tragic way. That must have been horrible. xxx

          3. Life around us anymore is just too worrisome Heather. I worry incessantly – will I come home in one piece. People have road rage and pull out guns if someone looks at them the wrong way. I belong in an earlier, politer era. I have no close friends anymore. Coworkers weren’t really close friends and it seems everyone I know has their own agenda and I am used to being alone … it has been 13 years now since my mom, my only living relative, passed away and before that, just the two of us, so used to things being quiet. You are lucky to have good friends – they are worth their weight in gold. It was a senseless tragedy with this dump truck driver. I would like to know if the driver will be put in jail for killing him, but it is in another state and my friend had no relatives, just a good friend who advised about the accident. Life is precious. Take care Heather – I hope you are feeling better these days. {{{ hugs }}} and xxx

          5. I do consider both of you friends – it does not matter that we have a “pond” separating us – virtual friends are just as special the longer we’ve known one another. Parker I consider like a pet since I don’t have any pets. A pampered little squirrel who knows how I feel about him. 🙂

  11. Oh Heather, I’m so sorry. Life can be so damn cruel, and I often wonder why it’s the good hearts that go too soon. The song is the perfect tribute. Sending lots of love to you both & to Eddie’s family 🌹 xxxxxx

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