On This Tragic Occasion...

[BBM-Cat]

Well it,s the end of the day, and I still can,t get my head round this awful news, as I,m sure none of you can either. Michelle must be devasted, as of course must poor Jake. He,s lost his best friend. It,s just so sad. This might sound silly but whenever I look at a picture of Heath now, I,ve got a tune in my head. The one played at the end of BMM when Ennis shut the wardrobe door in the trailer. I can,t get it out of my head. God bless you Heath.
Souxi. xxx
 

Darn it if the radio station didn't play 'The Wings' as I was driving to work this morning while they did a news update on Heath. To hear 'The Wings' was such a a painful reminder. Wished I could have pulled off the road.

[belbbmfan]

Given that one of Heath's last films was "I'm Not There", I think this poem appropriate:

I Am Not There

by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1932)

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sun on ripened grain.
I am the gentle Autumn rain.

When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

In deepest appreciation for all the lives you so deeply touched in your too short life.

Bruce, thank you for posting this poem. 

[Lumière]

It is helping to write these little poems.
I posted it in my blog, but thought to bring it here too.

You Rise Still


you slipped away
unobserved
like a silent whisper.
your spirit rises
like soft strands of smoke
from a quenched candle.
you rise far
from this chaos and loss
you rise still.

there is more
beyond this earthly vale
distant shores
where footprints remain
forever etched in sand.
you are there
where shadows are not
where your sun gleams
you are there
you rise still.

you slipped away
in the light of day
I pray you felt no fear
close to the end
for you rise still.
bits of your soul breathe
in these bereft hearts
you are here
even as you rise far
from this restless haze
you rise still.




Rest In Peace.

[mancityjinx]

Wow I cannot believe that Heath Ledger passed away.  I am still in shock at such a waste of a lovely man with so much talent.  I feel so sorry for his family and Michelle and Matilda.  Rest in Peace Heath...

[Ellemeno]

Hey Hillary, good to see you.

[joey]

I have never posted before, but as a close friend to southend.md I have met a number of you, and feel strongly that this occasion must be acknowledged. In trying to understand what Heath Ledger's death and life can mean, I have reflected on his strengths as an actor: the ability to "put on his character like a coat" (to quote Michael Chekov) - and to do that with a magical ability to show us both the color and line of the coat and his own being under it.  I usually think of dancers as those who reveal themselves most in performance.  But this paradox of Heath's - to be so revealing and yet so completely in character - is part of what made him so mesmerizing to me.  His authenticity is the gift I treasure most.

Joey

[Phillip Dampier]

I heard from Meryl earlier this afternoon, who placed a card for BetterMost, and a picture of our journey to the Kananaskis Lakes this past summer, as a token of thought in front of his apartment in SoHo on behalf of all of us, at the impromptu shrine.

It's good to see so many familiar faces making their way back to our community over this tragic event.  We are part of a big family here, and I hope that you will stick around and remain with us in the days and weeks ahead.  We can get through this.  Together, we can get through anything.

[MaineWriter]

Thank you, Joey, for that, and welcome.

Leslie

[Scott6373]

Well said Joey!

[Kelda]

I heard from Meryl earlier this afternoon, who placed a card for BetterMost, and a picture of our journey to the Kananaskis Lakes this past summer, as a token of thought in front of his apartment in SoHo on behalf of all of us, at the impromptu shrine.

It's good to see so many familiar faces making their way back to our community over this tragic event.  We are part of a big family here, and I hope that you will stick around and remain with us in the days and weeks ahead.  We can get through this.  Together, we can get through anything.

Thanks Meryl and Joey