some of you ask me who Beth is.
Beth stood beside the ones she loved,
no matter what they endured,
she went through the fire...
right up to the day she died.
and Beth was my friend.
her sister, pianodancer, is my very best friend.

there are a few tributes to her on the web:

  • letter from a mutual friend
  • song written by me, "for all eternity"
  • poem by her sister, pianodancer
  • letter written by her, about a month before she died

    some excerpts from songs that I dedicated to her:

    goodbye precious rose, may you ever grow in our hearts
    you were the grace that placed yourself
    where lives were torn apart,
    you called out to your sisters
    and you whispered to those in pain
    now you belong to heaven
    and the stars spell out your name
    and it seems to me you lived your life
    like a candle in the wind
    never fading in the sunset when the rain set in
    and your footsteps will always fall here
    along tennessee's greenest hills
    your candle burned out long before your legend ever will.

    spunkiness we've lost, these empty days without your smile
    this torch we'll always carry for our precious golden child
    and even though we try, the truth brings us to tears
    all our words cannot express, all you've done for us last year
    and it seems to me you lived your life
    like a candle in the wind
    never fading in the sunset when the rain set in
    and your footsteps will always fall here
    along tennessee's greenest hills
    your candle burned out long before your legend ever will.

    goodbye precious rose, the sisters lost without your soul
    we'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you will ever know...

    then you stand by me, and I see your mercy.
    now I'm yours for eternity...
    you are a light inside my soul.
    I want you to know, I love you so.
    darkness will come and try to hide the truth,
    but I will say that I believe in you.

    honestly, I believe in you, do you trust in me?
    patiently, I will stand by you, I will stand beside you faithfully.
    and through the years,
    I will be a friend for always and forever...
    call on me and I will be there for you
    I'm a friend who always will be true
    and I love you can't you see
    that I love you honestly
    I will never betray your trust in me.