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To: Esther Ruth

Rest of the article good and the picture of the two of them in 1949 in the paper is beautiful but doesn’t come up on line :(


2 posted on 03/05/2009 5:05:12 AM PST by Esther Ruth
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To: Esther Ruth
Beautiful. It reminds me of a Kathy Mattea song.

Where've You Been

Claire had all but given up
When she and Edwin fell in love
She touched his face and shook her head
In disbelief she sighed and said
In many dreams I've held you near
Now at last you're really here

Where have you been?
I've looked for you for ever and a day
Where have you been?
I'm just not myself when you're away

He asked her for her hand for life
Then she became a salesman's wife
He was home each night by 8
But one stormy evening he was late
Her frightened tears fell to the floor
Until his key turned in the door

They'd never spent a night apart
For 60 yrs she heard him snore
Now they're in a hospital
In seperate beds on different floors

Claire soon lost her memory, forgot the names of family
She never spoke a word again
Then one day they wheeled him in
He held her hand and stroked her hair
In a fragile voice she said

Where have you been
I've searched for you forever and a day
Where have you been
I'm just not myself when your away
I'm just not myself when your away

3 posted on 03/05/2009 5:15:02 AM PST by lysie
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