a final farewell

me: "jonah, do you want to say anything to papa?"

jonah: "umm, yeah."

me: "okay, just talk to him, he'll hear you."

jonah: "papa. . ." [long pause]

me: "he's not going to answer out loud, honey. just tell him what you want to say."

jonah: "bye bye, papa. i love you."
"did he hear me, mama?"

me: "yeah, baby, he did."

p.s. thanks to everyone who sent messages, cards, and phone calls.
it's nice to know you care. we love you.

ashokan farewell - played as final musical selection at the funeral
by tamara lee [violin] james whetten [guitar] tanya johnston [piano]