It's six-fifteen a.m. I'm awake with an old song in my head, Mac's face is still there from the lovely photo that was used at the funeral yesterday. I couldn't go back to sleep so decided to check out the lyrics to the song, since I knew some of the words and well they just seemed so right.
"The song is ended
But the melody lingers on
You and the song are gone
But the melody lingers on
The night was splendid
And the melody seemed to say
"summer will pass away
Take your happiness while you may"
The moon descended
And I found with the break of dawn
You and the song had gone
But the melody lingers on."
The tears linger on as well. My friend Joan sent me an email which I'm copying the words she wrote about the funeral-
"If a funeral could be described as wonderful, beautiful, and truly meaningful, then Mac's funeral fits this description. You and your family let everyone know what a terrific person he was. Your trumpets sounded to let Heaven know he is coming! He will be with you in your hearts forever. Those close to us never leave us and we talk to them often - out loud or silently."
Yes Mac was terrific, he wasn't perfect we all know that. At Gaye's home after the funeral there were tears and cheers as we laughed and cried - we spoke of how he would lose his temper - especially at supper when the five kids would giggle, not eat, and cause Mac to yell and carry on..but how he cared about whether they ate or not...how he stomped and banged his fist on the table and even on his plate...it was through those growing up days of our family, the daily frustrations and daily fun that the five McConnell's would at times cry and laugh at their dad and learned how much he cared about them. In that way they were able to bring his life to a close with so many songs, and in that way I woke up with the melody lingering on.
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