Songs...

Coping with bereavement
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Gretchen Peters When you are old

I had always hoped to get old and tired and grey alongside Karen

When you are old and tired and grey
Wear you overcoat on sunny days
When your brave tales have all been told
I’ll ask for them when you are old

When you are old and full of sleep
And death no longer makes you weep
When your body aches with cold
I’ll warm your heart when you are old

You’ll still be the same to me
A comfort and a mystery
And I will be old too, you see
I’ll need someone to comfort me

When you are old and pale and gaunt
And a gentle hand is all you want
I will give you mine to hold
And I’ll be here when you are old

Yes I will give you mine to hold
And I’ll be here when you are old

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Wouldn’t that have been perfect. To grow old and yet be comforted by our lifelong partner.
It happens for a few but many more, like us, aren’t that lucky!
Maybe friends of our age will be that comfort in a way as time goes on. Xx

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What a lovely song and sentiments, but so sad, too, for so many.x

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Oh Sheila , seven years, that’s awful
for you. But I know what you mean about the song, sometimes it’s so hard to paint on that smile .xxxx

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Songs are the worst for upsetting. They just hit out of the blue don’t they. And The Young Ones, no we never listened properly and thought we’d always be young .
How romantic that was, when you met Peter and that song was playing. Not many people have been lucky enough to have that long together, we were married for 47 years and together for 51 so I think we did pretty well didn’t we xx

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Played on radio this morning, memories of wonderful nights where we danced to this song :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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came on my Google playlist today, first time I heard it and contemplating already putting it on my phone so I can play it at dingbats giving me “helpful advice” in the future!

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Not sure how to post a song on here but one that makes me realise how wonderful Rose was is by Clannad. It is called “I will find you” I believe it is on the soundtrack to the film “Last of the Mohicans”. The words are about reuniting.

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If you would like to link to a song yourself, go over to Youtube and find a song you would like, press on the “share” button and copy the link it offers you. Come over to this site and type your preamble then press the oblong box with a dot and a cloud in it (on my computor it’s at the top of this text box, on my phone it’s under this text box). Click on the Web option, then paste your link from Youtube and press Upload

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Death Cab for Cutie I will follow you into the dark

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Heard this song on one of my partner’s favourite shows. Tears might roll down your face…

‘There’s a you-shaped hole in my life… And no, i won’t be the same’

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Wow sobbing xx

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I could feel the tears welling up as soon as the “old” couple appeared… :cry: :broken_heart:

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@FleurDeLis the few seconds of the old couple lying on the bed! It is a image I live with everyday. I just wish Karen and I had got to that age

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Golden Leaves by Passenger

Do you remember how this first begun?
Teeth were white and our skin was young
Eyes as bright as the Spanish Sun
We had nothing we could hide

Now my dear we are two golden leaves
Clinging desperately to winter trees
Got up here like a pair of thieves
While the sirens blare outside

What’s left to say when every word’s been spoken?
What’s left to see when our eyes won’t open?
What’s left to do when we’ve lost all hope and
What’s left to break when our hearts are broken?

But sometimes…

Do you remember how this started out?
So full of hope and now we’re filled with doubt
A dirty joke we used to laugh about
But it’s not funny anymore

I fear I choke unless I spit it out
Still smell of smoke, although the fire’s gone out
Can’t live with you, but I die without

So what’s left to say when every word’s been spoken?
What’s left to see when our eyes won’t open?
What’s left to do when we’ve lost all hope and
What’s left to break when our hearts are broken?

But sometimes…

So what’s left to say when every word’s been spoken?
What’s left to see when our eyes won’t open?
What’s left to do when we’ve lost all hope and
What’s left to break when our hearts are broken?

But sometimes…

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If by Pink Floyd, I was reminded of this song earlier today. It always makes me stop and look out of the window for a few minutes

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In honour of Eurovision . My Dutch husband maybe made me biased to particularly enjoy several entries from The Netherlands. Here are a few of our favourites that now seem appropriate to the way I feel lately :slight_smile:

https://youtu.be/gSWbx3CvVUk

flying with one wing, no air… yep…

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