Closing the accounts of the late Deborah Hambrook

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By Deliberately Evolving

Mon, 06 Nov 2017
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Closing the accounts of the late Deborah Hambrook

That was the title 
of the letter that came.
I was expecting it
because the money was transferred,
so I had heard.
But the letter caught me,
as mundane things do.
I took it in the loo,
sat crying with the door shut,
tears pouring onto black print
blurred templated words
on headed paper,
space filled in for name 
and bank numbers.
I thought -
at last, the final task complete,
closing accounts of the deceased.
 
Not the deceased...
my Mumma.
Certificate U
Poem
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

things that catch you unawares like that indecision

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello Accidentallyexisting,

Your Mum, dear Bee, is still very much missed by all the people she touched with her generous heart.,  She will never be forgotten.  Take comfort from that if you can.

Moya xx

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

We don't take our money with us, but we can leave more than money behind us in memories of love in action. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

There was a gangster here he was R400,000,000 in the Red. BRett Kebill He was pulled of the highway and executed. If you ask me he took the money with him. At least technically.

Please I'm not trying to be insensitive it's just a thought. The recent passing is very tragic. My sincere condolences and best wishes.

Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Sorry I think I might have my gangsters mixed up. Anycase it's all the same.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Dear Bee. Still very much in our hearts.

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

 

It's one of the hardest tasks to deal with and I honestly feel for you having been through it myself.

Your mum was constant reader of work here on abc tales, she will be remembered for her great strength.

Let Bee's name never be forgotten.

Jenny.

 

 

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Submitted by gletherby on

Beautiful. Gayle xx

Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on

Thank you for all your kind comments. It means so much to me that Bee is still alive here on this site.

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

So moving. 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

and a big hole in my heart. I cannot imagine how big the hole in your heart must be.

All those on ABC who knew your Mum miss her very much, I am sure of that  . . .  she was a very special lady. 

Love

Ed (Keith)

 

 

Submitted by love_writing on

Really touching piece, I can only echo the others and say she is missed; her writing and also how she helped and supported others on here. Youve managed to capture your emotions in such a direct and pared-back style in this poem which makes it all the more poignant.  

love_writing

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

As others have said, Bee's comments definately encouraged me to continue writing and improving. She was a positive force on here and no doubt in many other areas. The end of the practicalities is sad of course but there is no end to the benefits of her spiritual generosity.