A Dedication To Shawn
2009 September 30
Created by Kim (Emerson) Olson 15 years ago
Shawn was a very special person. He was truly one of a kind and he touched many lives.
Shawn was larger than life which makes him a difficult person to "sum up" or explain. But who he was is so much more than simply how he left this world.
I could no more tell him how to live his life than he could tell me how to live mine.
Life is a series of choices.
He made a choice and I have to deal with it.
The thing I get to choose is how I deal with it.
While Shawn often turned towards literature and poetry for solace and expression I turn toward music. Because I want to remember him for more than just his death, and because I love him immensely and want him to be free and at peace, I would like to dedicate this song to him.
Shawn, I pray that you are free and at peace in God's arms.
I love you so much.
I will carry you in my heart until I see you again on the other side.
-Kim
~Wildflowers~
You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
Sail away, kill off the hours
You belong somewhere you feel free
Run away, find you a lover
Go away somewhere all bright and new
I have seen no other
Who compares with you
You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
You belong with your love on your arm
You belong somewhere you feel free
Run away, go find a lover
Run away, let your heart be your guide
You deserve the deepest of cover
You belong in that home by and by
You belong among the wildflowers
You belong somewhere close to me
Far away from your trouble and worries
You belong somewhere you feel free
You belong somewhere you feel free
-Tom Petty