Three musical selections for the funeral service Friday. The first selected by me and sister; the final two chosen by Bill's son Marshall. They were the most perfect.
The Largo from Vivaldi's "Spring"
"Aqualung" by Jethro Tull
"Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" by Jethro Tull.
Not sure if the little funeral home in Boyd has heard the Jethro Tull pieces lately, or ever.
Lines from the final selection:
So as you push off from the shore,
Won't you turn your head once more --- and make your peace with everyone?
For those who choose to stay,
Will live just one more day ---
To do the things they should have done.
And as you cross the wilderness, spinning in your emptiness:
You feel you have to pray.
Looking for a sign
That the universal mind (!) has written you into the passion play.Skating away on the thin ice of the new day.
