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I was mowing my lawn earlier this week, and I heard
Elizabeth’s crusty old singing voice singing the
Beatles’ song "Across the Universe":
"Jai Guru Deva Om/Nothing’s gonna change my
world/Nothing’s gonna change my world."
Then I heard her singing again, this time from the
song "Paper Moon": "It’s a Barnum and Bailey
world/Just as phony as it can be/But it wouldn’t be
make believe/If you’d believe in me."
I’ll carry that voice with me for the rest of my life,
I’m sure. The thought makes my eyes well up with
tears. I loved that old lady.
Didn’t she have wonderful wrinkles? She got those
wrinkles from smiling a lot.
Paddy and Jeremy, my thoughts are with you.
Benjamin Israel
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