a birthday, but no party

today miss daisy would have been 90.

one of the things present in my mind today is that i said goodbye because i knew it was the end.

i had shared many other june 11ths with her just knowing they'd go on forever.

we'd danced like crazy women,
raised glasses in toasts to friends near and far, here and gone
and new friends to come because we knew they would.

even though i'd buried my own mama many years ago, it seemed then as if miss daisy would always be around...

and then september came and she was gone.

the other thing?

we don't always know when the last goodbye will be said,

so,

be thoughtful,
be just,
be kind,
and
be loving.

sonny rollins added

and be cool.