TheBanyanTree: (no subject)

[auntiesash]

A beautiful tribute, Nancy.  You are in our hearts.

- sash

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:05 AM, <NancyIee at aol.com> wrote:

> I wrote this for my husband of 54 (and still racing cars)  years  passed
> away instantly on Feb 21, 2012 in a sudden accident at this race car  shop.
> This will  be read at his "Celebration of Life"  gathering.
>
> WHEN I GO
>
>
> When I Go
> It will not be with hesitation,
> A dipping  toe in a chilly pond.
> It will be a running leap
> A revving up
> And  churning tires
> As the green flag waves.
>
> And I will be away
> Speeding toward my next  adventure.
> And though I love you well
> As I always have,
> Do not cry  overlong
> But remember me with joy,
> For that is how I lived.
>
> I raced the race with daring
> There was no holding  back.
> The joy was not in winning
> But how I handled all
> The bumps and  hills and curves
> And shared the thrill with everyone,
> friends and  loves alike.
>
> Attack the course with confidence
> And never shirk nor  faint
> Do it all with all you have
> And give it all your passion
> No  matter what your chosen way.
> In work or love or friends or play
> Leap in  with utmost joy.
>
> So do not mourn my passing
> We’ll meet soon again.
> In  love and friendship for all time
> You are within my heart.
> And when that  checkered flag is waved
> You’ll join me in the Winners’ Ring
> And then we’ll  never part.
>
>
>
> There are some things in Life from which I will never  recover.
>
> NancyLee
>
>


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You are a fine person, Mr Baggins, and I am very fond of you;
    but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!”

“Thank goodness!” said Bilbo laughing