For Dave, 1949 - 2010...
This is in memory of a dear sweet big-hearted friend who touched many lives ~ David Clark. I joined his wife of 40 years, Bonnie, and others today to celebrate, honor, and grieve a very special soul. This poem by John O'Donohue was read at the memorial service. This photo, taken of Dave and Bonnie in October 2009 by Becki Lowrie, was among many shared today which shine a light on someone who was loved and will be dearly missed by all who had the gift of knowing him...* * *
On the Death of the Beloved
Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.
Your love was like the dawn
Brightening over our lives,
Awakening beneath the dark
A further adventure of color.
The sound of your voice
Found for us
A new music
That brightened everything.
Whatever you enfolded in your gaze
Quickened in the joy of its being;
You placed smiles like flowers
On the altar of the heart.
Your mind always sparkled
With wonder at things.
Though your days here were brief,
Your spirit was alive, awake, complete.
We look toward each other no longer
From the old distance of our names;
Now you dwell inside the rhythm of breath,
As close to us as we are to ourselves.
Though we cannot see you with outward eyes,
We know our soul’s gaze is upon your face,
Smiling back at us from within everything
To which we bring our best refinement.
Let us not look for you only in memory,
Where we would grow lonely without you.
You would want us to find you in presence,
Beside us when beauty brightens,
When kindness glows
And music echoes eternal tones.
When orchids brighten the earth,
Darkest winter has turned to spring;
May this dark grief flower with hope
In every heart that loves you.
May you continue to inspire us;
To enter each day with a generous heart.
To serve the call of courage and love
Until we see your beautiful face again
In the land where there is no more separation,
Where all tears will be wiped from our mind,
And where we will never lose you again.
~ John O’Donohue ~
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