The Grammys…the Oscars…every year the televised awards shows hook me with their “In Memoriam” montages. Photographs of celebrities and industry leaders flash by, while an artist sings a live, heart-rending standard like “I’ll be Seeing You.” This year’s Oscar performance of “What a Wonderful World” by Esperanza Spalding was transcendent. If she could have heard my honks and sniffles, it would have totally thrown her off. So good thing she couldn’t.
Here’s a tribute to the tributes, in memory of the household items we lost in 2011.
Remnants from long ago – my children’s toys’ bits and pieces or scribbled notes from a child to “mommie” snuggle in various drawers around our house, in my tool box, in the recipe box, even in the little depressed area at the top of my sewing machine. Each nook and cranny where these parts reside have become reliquaries – the toy part like a sacred touchstone. Would I remove them from their long established spot ? NEVER !
Ima pour out a little liquor for your homies