I’d like to share a few songs over the next week or so that I wrote a few years ago. I’ve shared some over the years. Just used my cell phone to record these rough ideas, using my guitar and sometimes blowing into the harp. They are not in any way polished. Some are pure silly, some sad, and a couple of them a bit uncivilized.
I wrote hard way to love as my father was struggling at the end of his life with Parkinson’s Disease. As I often do, I ignore the reality of these situations even when all the signs are right in my face. I knew he was getting worse but I thought we’d still have a few years together. We only had a couple of weeks. His love, our love, inspired this song.
Poignant, Gary. These heartaches may lessen, but they never go away completely.
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I don’t think we’d really want them to, do we? All part of living.
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As far as your not facing the reality of your dad’s health, when my mom was in the last stage of her life I didn’t face reality either, she was a pretty strong woman, I thought she’d get through it as she had before, that may be common when it comes to parents. Hard way to love, even though sad, was a good way to create for you I wish I was able to create like that it connects us to our lost person in a special way.
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I think that is a really good point. We’ve only known our parents usually as that strong person. My father was an incredibly determined person, off the charts of measurement actually. I figured it would take a few more years. People who work with hospice seem to really have incredible insight into the processes and stages. Fascinating too how often our dying loved ones say they were visited by another loved who had died years ago….it is nice to put my emotions somewhat to music, although often the lyrics have gone in their own paths.
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Beautiful Gary.
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Heartfilled song. Gary.
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Thank you, Len.
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