Presumed drowned in an apparent boating accident.
Feeling submerged myself right now.
Yet strangely lucid, as if the water that engulfed me was deep, indeed, but clear as crystal.
Your boat found adrift
against the rocky levee,
all your gear aboard.
And where are you?
all your gear aboard.
And where are you?
Only the swift currents know.
***
A beautiful day
on the waterways, searching
for my drowned father.
for my drowned father.
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oh no, richard, i'm sorry to hear ... we don't really know what's happened yet, right? will check in on you again, take care.
mayamaya
hi richard what's up? just checking in on ya ...
Thanks for the concern, mayamaya.
My Dad's body was found Tuesday, October 5; not far from the spot where his boat was first reported to the authorities.
We are in the process right now of dealing with his remains, both physical and psychic.
Much to tell, but later.
Again, thanks.
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Sad news Richard. A friend of mine had a similar loss not too long ago. Thoughts coming across the Atlantic to you and your family.
Thanks, Brendan, for the words and the thoughts.
I only wish there were words for this. I'm so sorry.
Thanks to you, Siona, for the words. They do have value. Or, perhaps I should say, the feeling behind them has value and makes them worth typing, for you, and for me worth reading. Certainly words are inadequate to express or describe most things, how much more so ultimate questions concerning life and death.
But you meant it, and that's the thing.
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