a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory,
Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Are heaped for the beloved’s bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.
My deepest and sincerest condolences to Yumi Sagara and her family.
freeverse34 on 
Elise Estrella on 
My prayers to Yumi’s family.
i really feel bad for yumi…i can sooooo relate. hindi ko pa malalaman if you hadn’t posted it sa chatbox.
Ate hannah,,
i feel bad too, naalala ko kasi yung lola ko, naiyak ako ng binsa ko ung entry ni ate yumi. haaaayy,,
at least alam ni ate yumi na andito tayo palagi para sa kaniya, sa kanila.
she’ll never be alone, we’re here.
she badly needs us right now..
hey, guys… naku, naiiyak na naman ako…
anyway, don’t worry about me, i’ll be just fine. kaya ko ‘to. buti na lang nandiyan kayo. nakakatulong talaga ang correspondence natin.
elise, thank you sa poem, friend. thanks for being there for me…
hannah, *hugs* i know our moms are in a better place now. thank you so much sa concern and symphaty…
bernice, iha, salamat sa pakikidamay, ha?
kat, thanks sa prayers… i appreciate it.
We’re always here, Yumi. Be strong
Naiyak din ako nung nabasa ko yung blog eh. Yumi told me about how her mom, like me, likes romance novels. I was going to share books with her when we meet. Di na pwede ngayon.
ate Elise,
nakakalungkot noh?haaaaaay, but that’s life. at least masaya na sila sa piling ni God.
pero laging andon ung regrets, bakit kasi ganito, bakit kasi ganoon.
dami ding hang-ups, lalo kung biglaan na ganoon.
basta pray na lang tayo, that’s the best thing we can do.
<<ate miss kita, wala ka email ngayun. busy siguro.
ate yumi,
wala iyon, basta carry lang. kayang-kaya yan. andito kami.
May email na ako, bunsoy! Humabol ako bago mag-12. Hindi ko kasi kinaya ang mag-email sa iPod eh. Nasa labas ako kanina, nakiki-WiFi sa may WiFi kaya ako naka-Internet hehe hindi kita nalimutan.
naku, andami ko pala napaiyak sa blog ko. sorry guys, i didn’t mean to make you sad and throw a pity party over me. naglabas lang ako doon ng sama ng loob. in person kasi, di ako masyado emotional. it’s easier for me to write it down.
elise- oo nga, dami ko binili books para sa mama ko, pero di na niya mababasa ang mga iyun. isasama ko na lang siguro sa coffin niya para may libangan siya sa heaven.
bernice- yes, life goes on. ganyan talaga ang buhay. lagi kong sinasabi sa mga books ko, “the world won’t stop turning for your griefs”.
…actually, hindi pa rin nagsi-sink-in sa akin ang lahat. maybe i just have to see her lying lifeless in the coffin para maka-grieve ako.
naku yumi, don’t say sorry. we are glad to be able to share your load. at least, makakatulong kami to lighten the burden, kahit konti lang. and it’s normal to feel that way…the disbelief. it really takes time. ako nga, it’s been a year, pero minsan i still forget. halimbawa, something really exciting happens to me, ang una kong naiisip tawaga si Mama…i tend to forget too. you know why, kasi feeling ko kasama ko pa rin siya. it’s not that I live in dreamland or that I refuse to accept. pero feeling ko lang talaga, that in someway, she watches over me. Kaya nga sinasabi ko sa ‘yo, your own mom maybe gone, but just physically. her spirit lingers…and she lives on in your heart. ayan, nagba-babble na naman ako. basta, we are all glad to be of help to you, kahit as soundingboard lang. be well, dear.
@ Yumi: Sabi nga ni Hannah, don’t say sorry. Kami pa nga ang dapat mag-thank you kasi you trust us enough to lean on us. And it’s not a pity party, sweetie. We feel for you kasi we care.
Saka yung paglalagay ng books sa coffin is a great idea. I’m sure your mom would love that.
I believe they do watch over us. Siguro imagination o wishful thinking pero I’d like to believe that my grandparents are still with me. Tama si Hannah, they’re not HERE here, pero so long as they stay in our hearts, they’ll never be truly gone. I’m sure your mom’s watching over you.
thank you, hannah and elise…
i heard somewhere that the dead really speak to us, they are our conscience. sa x-files ko yata ito narinig. favorite show namin iyun ng mama ko.
so i guess i’ll be seeing you guys in elise’s new website!