After we played music for a while, my sister-in-law Kathy stepped up to the mike to sing “Waltz of the Angels.”
“I had a dream about that song last night,” I said, to no one in particular.
As Kathy sang, the dream came rushing back to me. In my dream, Jim was dancing with his cousin, Joyce. The dream was based on a memory and thoughts of Joyce. I had just learned that she had cancer and was not doing well.
My mind
wandered back to the 1999 Fisher Family Reunion. Jim was at loose ends. Some of
the family was playing music, but Jim had trouble playing along with them and
became frustrated. Joyce walked up to him and said, “Come on, Jim, let’s
dance.” She took his arm and led him out into the grass and they started
dancing.
I don’t
remember what song they danced to at the reunion, but in my dream, they were
dancing to “Waltz of the Angels.”
After
we finished playing music at the Swap Meet, Mom and I went through McDonald’s
drive-thru. While we were waiting to order, I turned my phone on. The first
thing I saw was a message from Jim’s sister with the news that Joyce had passed
away.
Joyce
had a personality that was larger than life. She was a prankster and enjoyed
embarrassing young people, but it was always with good humor. The stories
people are sharing about her are a good reflection of the person she was when
she was having fun.
Although
she often made me laugh, the side of Joyce that I knew best was the woman who
cheered her cousin up by asking him to dance. I think of her eyes welling up
with tears as she hurt when others hurt. I think of her caring heart and her
faith in God.
I
remember one time when we were all much younger, Joyce made Jim promise that he and his brother would sing at
her funeral. I can’t remember what song
she wanted them to sing. The fallacy of that plan was that Joyce outlived Jim,
and he won’t be able to keep that promise here on earth.
In my
heart, I hear the music playing as Joyce is reunited with her loved ones in
heaven. In my mind’s eye, I see Jim and Joyce dancing the waltz of the angels.
Copyright
© September 2020 by L.S. Fisher
http://earlyonset.blogspot.com
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