"a sad day"
copyright © 2000 by jane chin
today i attended a funeral. although i've
never met the deceased, i felt sorry that i didn't have a chance
to meet her and to get to know her.
after hearing eulogies from her friends and
family, i was even sorrier that i was too late. i cried with everyone
else. they said her home was always welcoming, that she was very
hospitable. she was the wind beneath many people's wings.
her husband spoke. he said he wasn't even
able to say goodbye , she died so suddenly. she collapsed at the
drively during the morning ritual sweeping of the house. he was
in such a panic to drag her body to the neighbor's house, he fell
on the driveway. when they finally arrived at the hospital she was
already dead.
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