Tuesday, June 3, 2014
"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This was Ruby Counts Fedricci's symphony." - William Henry Channing and Bob Wolpert
Dear Tom,
This morning, I wrote a poem honoring the memory of your beloved mother.
Three Words
The sun's rays break through the cloudy South Carolina sky.
As a son remembers a gentle lady with a gleam in his eye.
Ruby was simply a universal treasure
With gifts many - well beyond measure.
The magnificence of the sunny weather
Reflects the good times you and Ruby shared together.
Images of Ruby are fresh and bright.
Three words come to mind - love, spirit, and delight.
Love is something Ruby gave to all,
To every creature, both great and small.
Her numerous acts of kindness and of love
Helped make the Earth happy like the heavens above.
Ruby's spirit was evidenced in many a way,
For she brightened up each and every day.
Her joie de vivre was profound and real.
Oh, how good she made people feel!
The delight Ruby gave was so divine
That it warmed the heart and soothed the mind.
Folks found themselves in a place just right
As they experienced the gift of her delight.
The sun's rays break through the cloudy South Carolina sky.
As a son remembers a gentle lady with a gleam in his eye.
Images of Ruby will remain fresh and bright.
Three words come to mind - love, spirit, and delight.
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ruby Counts Fedricci succeeded.
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