"The great secret of death, and perhaps its deeper connection with us, is this: that, in taking from us a being we have loved and venerated, death does not wound us without, at the same time, lifting us toward a more perfect understanding of this being and of ourselves."  Rilke


   I'm not sure I believe you Rainer,
   why couldn't I have  had the more perfect understanding while you were here ?
   I only feel the wound, nothing more.
   there is a loneliness deeper than life.
   and it grows.
   is there a secret of death? , I want to know that the secret is there is no death, and that someday I'll see you again.
   I pray for you, a prayer of love and thankfulness.