Setting sail
At 2.25 today our lovely man set his sails for Macfarlane's lantern, peaceful and happy to be forever on the wide blue ocean.
Today was a good day to die.
posted by Mags @ 1/29/2006 05:23:00 pm
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Originally, Mags made this place in the ether for family and friends to support Macfarlane's journey through cancer. Now that it is over, she uses the legacy of his spirit to chart new waters. Not knowing her mast from her mizzen, it is good to know there are folk out there who can throw a lifebelt. Your comments are welcome reminders that the flood waters will abate and "the singing bird will come " Guide to leaving a comment 1. Click on the "Comments" link at the bottom of the latest post. 2. Choose an identity - best to use "Other" then you can put your name at the top of your comment. 3. Enter "Name" in the blue outlined box which appears when you click "Other" 4. Copy the word verification letters into the box below in the correct order. This prevents computerised spamming of the site.Thanks a million.
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14 Comments:
I’ve just sent this poem to Mags and then I thought it could help everyone in our Macfarlane Blog family.
I found it in a book called
‘Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World’ by Jonathan O’Donohue.
On the day when the weight
Deadens on your shoulders and you stumble,
May the clay dance
To balance you.
And when your eyes
Freeze behind
The grey window
And the ghost of loss
Gets in to you,
May a flock of colours,
Indigo, red, green,
And azure blue
Come to awaken in you a meadow of delight.
When the canvas frays
In the curach of thought
And a stain of ocean
Blackens beneath you,
May there come across the waters
A path of yellow moonlight
To bring you safely home.
May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.
And so may a slow
Wind work these words
Of love around you,
In an invisible cloak
To mind your life.
Love
Susie x Dan is safely home.
Susie, thankyou for that wonderful poem with these evocative images. I can see the man now, head up looking forward, on his way.
As always love to you my friend and thankyou for your oh so generous sharing of all the moments with Dan and especially these last days of the journey.
Jan x
Heard the news an hour later from Morag. Not shocked, just immeasurably saddened. We took out the best crystal, the wedding Ardbeg and with the room flooded with the westering sun, drank to Macfarlane's last voyage.
Love to all the family and to you Mags,
Lewis
the girls where really sad to hear about dan, but i said dan will always be watching you, from above. and i said you can always remember the happy times with dan, and the stories he told about the giant in the hut. love
andrew , jacqueline, emma , anna
What a wonderful day to set sail. Thinking of all you whom he has left ashore.
My sister wrote this when my father in law died. I do not know where it comes from, but it meant a lot to me.
Whatever else happen, we will become elemental. There is no doubt that we will fly and race and swim. Our atoms and molecules cannot be contained in death and they will continue the journeys which we have begun. If our spirits join them so much the better. If not our spirits live on in the people whose lives we have touched.
He touched my life, and in a kitchen in Sussex we raised a glass and sadly but confidently wished him onward.
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?
And what is it to cease breathing but to free the breath from its restless tides,
that it may rise and expand and seek god unemcumbered?
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then you shall truly dance. Kahlil Gibran
Mags, Dan enriched the lives of everyone he touched. In all the sadness, Dan sets sail with so much love.
Kate xx
Mags, I will miss Doug so much - he never had to be there for me, but he always was and I can't express how grateful and lucky I've been to get to know him. Thinking of you today and hoping to see you in the not too distant future, with all my love Helen
....And all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by
Thinking of you Mags, and Dougie's family.
Rosie and Jim
A good friend leaves us with great memories.
Thinking of all Dan's family. Love Janis
you always think to keep in touch more,but you do not plan for life like this. i hope we can all have the same character and peace when we have to go . thanks for the wild times.
dick young
'Daripada Tuhan manusia dijadikan
Kepada Tuhan kita kembali.'
From Him we came and to Him return.
Dougie, the memories I have of your spirit, humour and love will never fade. I am so glad to have known you. Go steady, my Captain.
Mags, my thouhgts are with you.
Aida, KL, Malaysia.
We have been priveleged to have Dan in our family.As a brother to us, and a son-in -law to Jeannie he has given us all so much support, so much fun, so much love. He fitted in to our family like a glove-keeping us warm with his patience, care and humour.
We will miss him always.
Morag
Fareweel Dougie, Ye ay had a michty heart. Wi`deep sorrow,
RICHARD K
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