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°~=:. _ _Praz-de-Lys, France - 27 JAN 2008 I've just come back from a 6 day holiday trip to France and it was very very difficult to enjoy it, especially since the friend and the rest of the group I was travelling with weren't bothered by Heath's passing in any way...
But I was surrounded by mountains, beautiful views and sunshine, which made me miss BM a little less. Fabienne and I were texting back and fourth and we were on the phone too. Fabienne, I was so happy to have someone to share this with, while I was so far away from BM - having no access to the internet and no papers (or out-dated ones).. James (jura86), a biiig hug for you too! It's wonderful to have been in contact with you and to have shared with you our grief, while I was up there in the mountains..
[thank you for your mail, I will answer soon]Anyway, the reason for this thread - and forgive me for taking up space for my own, but I didn't know where to include this - but while I was in France, the beautiful sunshine and mountains surrounding me, made me want to make a symbolic gesture as a tribute to Heath.
I went snowboarding in a little place, about 40km away from the Mont Blanc (which you can see on the pictures) and on Sunday morning I had some time to myself and went up the slopes alone. The weather was just gorgeous and I found the perfect place to remember Heath up the mountains at about 1500m altitude. It was a place off the slopes, windy and quite steep, but I was determined to accomplish what I had planned that day! I had bought some postcards the day before and had written a few words on the back. It’s not high-flying prose and some of it is borrowed, but it expresses the words that were in my mind and soul.
HEATH
1979-2008
The mountain forever, eternal, but it is empty now. I wonder where you are.
Screams are echoing in my mind. I hear your voice, but turn around in vain. There is no sound.
You left them and you will never grow old. You died alone…
I have never met you, but you broke into my heart. It haunts me.
Escape. Dance. Sleep in peace. You are beautiful.
No one sees you now, but the silver moon.
I then wrapped it in a see-through plastic bag and stuck it tight in a nearby tree. I think it might actually survive up there for a while. I'd like to think that in the summer, when all the snow is gone, it will be too high for anyone to take it off.
Then I did some more weird stuff, when I found and bought little plastic horses..
I’m gone for another two days now, but will be back on BM at the end of the week.
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°~=:. _ _Praz-de-Lys, France - 27 JAN 2008 
