A Family's Loss, A Friend's Loss

By Elizabeth Scheinberg

I lost a student a couple years ago. The reality of it touched me more deeply than any other loss I've ever felt. "Fireflies" was one of his favorite songs. As death comes to us when least we expect it, as friends, acquaintances, and family have greeted death and left indelible touches upon our hearts , this is the song I remember, this is the song I think of in those time, for comfort. Thank you to my student for the impression he left upon my life.

This week a long ago friend lost her husband. This song is for her now, too.