Little Regina made it to her 10th birthday. She died the following morning, on Sunday. No longer can her parents hold her in their arms. But they will forever hold her in their hearts and minds. The family is asking that donations be made to Regina’s memorial fund. The Talbert Family Foundation will donate 100% of the the funds to her family. http://www.talbertfamilyfoundation.org/pages/Regina.html
I’ve thought a lot about Regina in the past several days. I keep wondering why…why her…why my son…why Ethan T….why Nima and Jaziah and all the others. But then I heard the song Corner of the Sky from Pippin. Show me a reason and I’ll soon show you a rhyme, it says. To me that means stop searching for answers to questions that cannot be answered. There probably aren’t any answers that would satisfy me concerning Ethan’s death anyway.
But I like the thought that maybe our kids needed their corner of the sky. Their spirits needed to run free.
I can imagine our children telling us, “So don’t ask where I’m going, just listen when I’m gone. And far away you’ll hear me singing softly to the dawn.”
Ethan, my son, I am listening.
CORNER OF THE SKY
Everything has its season
Everything has its time
Show me a reason and I’ll soon show you a rhyme
Cats fit on the windowsill
Children fit in the snow
Why do I feel I don’t fit in anywhere I go?
(Chorus)
Rivers belong where they can ramble
Eagles belong where they can fly
I’ve got to be where my spirit can run free
Got to find my corner of the sky
Every man has his daydreams
Every man has his goals
People like the way dreams have of sticking to the soul
Thunderclouds have their lightning
Nightingales have their song
And don’t you see I want my life to be something more than long
(Chorus)
So many men seem destined to settle for something small
But I won’t rest until I know I’ll have it all
So don’t ask where I’m going just listen when I’m gone
And far away you’ll hear me singing softly to the dawn
(Chorus)
Diana Ross: Corner of the Sky (LIVE)!
