For Norme and Shelly

[lilyjohn]

It seems there is always a song that says what we find hard to put into our own words. This is an old Hank Williams song. It has been on my mind a lot lately so I put it here for Norme and for the rest of us who now travel this road alone. I hope too that it may help Shelly in her time of deep sorrow.

--HERE IS A HANK WILLIAMS RESCITATION SONG HE DID AS LUKE THE

DRIFTER

BEYOND THE SUNSET--HANK WILLIAMS

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, TO WALK THE ROAD ALONE

ILL LIVE IN MEMORY'S GARDEN DEAR, WITH HAPPY DAYS WE'VE KNOWN

IN SPRING I'LL WAIT FOR ROSES RED, WHEN FAITH THE LILACS BLOOM

AND IN EARLY FALL WHEN BROWN LEAVES FALL,

I'LL CATCH A GLIMPSE OF YOU

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, FOR BATTLES TO BE FOUGHT

EACH THING YOU'VE TOUCHED ALONG THE WAY, WILL BE A HALLOWED SPOT

I'LL HEAR YOUR VOICE ILL SEE YOUR SMILE

THOUGH BLINDLY I MAY GROPE

THE MEMORY OF YOUR HELPING HAND, WILL BUOY ME ON WITH HOPE

)BEYOND THE SUNSET OH BLISSFUL MORNING

WHEN WITH OUR SAVIOUR, HEAVEN IS BEGUN

EARTHS TOILING ENDED, OH GLORIOUS DAWNING

BEYOND THE SUNSET WHEN DAY IS DONE

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, TO FINISH WITH THE SCROLL

NO LESSENING SHADOWS SHALL EVER CREEP IN

TO MAKE THIS LIFE SEEM DROLL

WE'VE KNOWN SO MUCH OF HAPPINESS, WE'VE HAD OUR CUP OF JOY

AND MEMORY IS ONE GIFT OF GOD, THAT DEATH CANNOT DESTROY

I WANT TO KNOW EACH STEP YOU TAKE, THAT I MAY WALK THE SAME

FOR SOMEDAY DOWN THAT LONELY ROAD, YOU'LL HEAR ME CALL YOUR NAME

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, ONE THING ILL HAVE YOU DO

WALK SLOWLY DOWN THAT LONG LONG PATH, FOR SOON ILL FOLLOW YOU

IN THAT FAIR HOMELAND WE'LL KNOW NO PARTING

BEYOND THE SUNSET FOR EVERMORE

[Cindy RN]

[norme]

Thank you, Hank Williams was one of my Buddy's favorite country western singers.

When we first started dating, Buddy would always play his songs on the car radio. I got to like him too. You have brought back some beautiful memories for me tonight and I thank you for that....I will go to bed with this on my mind and have a beautiful sleep. God Bless.