I don't know if this will help anyone in dealing with Kodo's death, but I
know that they helped me.  You know, when our little ones leave this earth,
they don't leave us.  They are in our hearts and our memories forever.  AND
no court or government can take that away.  So in a way Kodo still live in
all of us who were touched by his life.
 
Do not stand by my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glint on snow
I am the gentle autumn rain
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
When you awake in the morning's hush
I am the soft up-lifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight
I am the stars that shine at night
Do not stand by my grave and cry
I am not there, I did not die
 
(I wish I could take credit for the poem, but it is not mine.  The only
author I have ever seen is listed as unknown.  I did this from memory so
it might be a bit misquoted.)
 
Give your little ones a hug,
Katie, Ian, and Cloud-man
--
Katie [log in to unmask]
Technology Information Coordinator/Lecturer
 
Carroll College
100 N. East Ave.
Waukesha, WI  53186
Phone:  (414) 524-7682
Fax:  (414) 524-7139
 
                "And I'm glad I did know
                 The way it all would end
                 The way it all would go
                 Our lives are better left to chance
                 I could have missed the pain
                 But I'd have had to miss
                 The dance"
 
                        -The Dance
                         Garth Brooks
[Posted in FML issue 1968]