Memories

In the quiet winter months when nature rests under a frozen blanket of white, memories of my mother fill my head. 

A thousand words won't bring you back, I know because I've tried; neither will a million tears, I know because I've cried.

Forever in this heart of mine, an everlasting bond, for now until the end of time, are memories so fond.

Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day.
Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.
- Anonymous

Each happiness of yesterday is a memory for tomorrow.

Death is the last chapter in time, but the first chapter in eternity.

I thought that I would miss you so, and never find my way.
And then I heard the angel say "She's with you every day."
"The sun, the moon, the wind, the stars, will forever be around,
reminding you of the love you shared, and the peace she's finally found."

There was recently a program where different musical stars from here in Norway are honoring each other´s work with their own versions of each other´s songs and the artist Vinni did the following rendition of Halvdan Sivertsen´s song, Sommefugl i Vinterland. You can see Vinni´s version here:

For my English readers who don´t understand Norwegian, I´ve taken the lyrics of Vinni´s song to my dear friend Google translate and given the following back:

Butterfly In The Winter Wonderland

I hear the wind screaming, it makes noise for the Northern Lights
Mountains on either side so here are life there are some that grow in the
But it depends on the weather carries
The hot bli'kke of distant stars
But the closeness and love for the atmosphere to where we live
And it extends upward to the ground can no longer stop it
And that's just us again, again
For there is a small butterfly and everything looks so different in the

And you gave me a smile
Butterfly in the winter wonderland
No one can take from you
Colors you showed me
And may you have the dream come true
Butterfly in the winter wonderland
Butterfly in the winter wonderland
Butterfly in the winter wonderland

It went so far at a time, it flew so far away
It could hardly understand the mountains it had come across
And it makes the water shine, it tried to compare
But once winter is over, so now no 'new start
Hear wings beat in time, sleeping under the moon tonight
Clearly it is cold when it's so clear
But wake up soon
Light of all that pollen
Redo all the ice to properly feed
They say that the lotus grows in mud
So why did I dream
And it extends upward to the ground can no longer stop it
And that's just us again, again
For there is a small butterfly and everything looks so different in the

And you gave me a smile
Butterfly in the winter wonderland
No one can take from you
Colors you showed me
And may you have the dream come true
Butterfly in the winter wonderland
Butterfly in the winter wonderland
Butterfly in the winter wonderland

Not exactly a perfect translation but pretty good and you´ll get the idea of the song. The melody is beautiful and this song also makes me think of my Mom. Maybe not so much the words as much as the melody which is beautiful like my Mom was.

Until next time my friends...