I carry your heart with me
(I carry it in my heart)
I am never without it
(Anywhere I go you go, my dear;
and whatever is done by only me is your doing,
my darling)....
~E.E. Cummings~
Heather saw the movie "In Her Shoes" and she instantly thought of her relationship with Wendy and then Jenn. The poem that is read at the wedding is E.E. Cummings~I Carry Your Heart With Me. Heather, Wendy and Jenn all three latched onto this poem as their statement between the 3 of them. My 3 daughters were inseparable when they were younger. They played and did everything together. On several occasions, now to their disliking, they were dressed in the same dresses. Mostly for Easter that I had made for them. Now they give me a hassle for doing this to them. But what else is a mom to do with three girls.
Aunt Missy with Princess Pea~Feb, 2009
The past few years this poem has taken on a whole new meaning to the girls. Now that Heather is gone; each one of the sisters have taken this poem to be Heather's legacy to each one of them. Heather had a special relationship with Jenn and Wendy. Each one separate and different. Heather brought out the best and wilder side in Jenn. With Wendy, Heather tamed her a little and always saw the best in her. Heather was the middle and was the peace maker between the 3 of them. She could be more like Jenn when she was with her and then a little less conservative when with Wendy. Both Jenn and Wendy admired Heather for her style and love of life.
Many things have happened in our family besides cancer the past 3 years. Heather loved her sisters with all her heart and life. There is nothing she would not have done for them. By the same token there is nothing that Jenn and Wendy would not have done or given for Heather. When Baby Pea was born...it was the proudest and best moment in Aunt Missy's life. Unknown to Wendy or I, Heather began a journal for Baby Pea when she came home from the hospital. I found this in Heather's things when I packed them. She only wrote 6 pages. Heather began the journey she was writing with I Carry Your Heart With Me....
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