This is the song Bob Prodan sang at the Celebration of Silvia's Life.
Now and Forever (revised)
Music by Carole King. Lyrics by Carole King (revised by Robert Prodan)
Dedicated to Aunt Silvia (Lange)
Now and Forever, you are a part of us.
And our memory of you is clear as the day.
Didn't we find the high road? Didn't we share some good times?
When life steamrolled our way.
Now and forever, we will remember
All your promises still unbroken.
And think about all the words between us.
That never needed to be spoken.
We had some moments; just a few moments…
That will last beyond a dream, beyond a lifetime.
We are the lucky ones.
Some people never get to do... all we got to do.
Now and forever, we will always think of you.
Didn't we walk together? Didn’t we laugh together?
Didn’t we cry together? Didn't we love together?
And together we lit up the world.
We miss the tears; we miss the laughter.
We miss the day we met and all that followed after.
Sometimes we wish that we could once again be with you.
And do those things we used to do.
Now and forever, we will always think of you.
Now and forever, we will always be with you.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Haiku from Silvia's 2010 haiku journal
1/5/10 Cataract Falls Trail
Hettie's first birthday
What a difference a year makes
Little one is big
1/16/10
One, then many
Right side is red, left white
Russula rampage
1/9 Lucas Valley Rd
Standing still in field
The white horse smelling the wind
Wishes can come true
1/10 Nicasio Valley Rd
Dim shapes, muffled sounds
Landscape hidden by low fog
White clouds meet blue sky
1/11/10 Lucas Valley Rd
The bulb has sprouted
Dark blue hyacinth will bloom
Promises fragrance
1/12 Lucas Valley Rd
Rain began at night
Splattering against windows
We snuggle in bed
1/13 Lucas Valley Rd
Golden sun shining
Raindrops splatter on windshield
No rainbow in view
1/15 Deer Park Villa, Fairfax
Lamp lights pierce the darkness
Deer Park Villa! Lark Creek Inn!
Friendly ghosts are here.
1/16 Mountain View Cemetary
Pinkish white petals
The magnolia tree sheds her flowers
Grave decorations
1/17 Lucas Valley Rd
Illumination
Ice skaters begin to spin
The power goes off
1/18 Northgate My birthday
Sun shines through rain
Looking up with hope filled heart
And there's the rainbow!
1/19 Fairfax Library
Frozen rain pellets
Fiercely pelt my face and leg
Swarm of angry bees
1/20 Lucas Valley Rd
Raindrops collecting
Three waterfalls appearing
Rivulets to road
1/21 Lucas Valley Rd
Silver streams at dawn
Rainy Day Falls and two more
Plunge over the cliff
1/22 Café Gratitude, San Rafael
Storm clouds and downpours
How quick the weather changes
Bright sunshine, blue sky
Hettie's first birthday
What a difference a year makes
Little one is big
1/16/10
One, then many
Right side is red, left white
Russula rampage
1/9 Lucas Valley Rd
Standing still in field
The white horse smelling the wind
Wishes can come true
1/10 Nicasio Valley Rd
Dim shapes, muffled sounds
Landscape hidden by low fog
White clouds meet blue sky
1/11/10 Lucas Valley Rd
The bulb has sprouted
Dark blue hyacinth will bloom
Promises fragrance
1/12 Lucas Valley Rd
Rain began at night
Splattering against windows
We snuggle in bed
1/13 Lucas Valley Rd
Golden sun shining
Raindrops splatter on windshield
No rainbow in view
1/15 Deer Park Villa, Fairfax
Lamp lights pierce the darkness
Deer Park Villa! Lark Creek Inn!
Friendly ghosts are here.
1/16 Mountain View Cemetary
Pinkish white petals
The magnolia tree sheds her flowers
Grave decorations
1/17 Lucas Valley Rd
Illumination
Ice skaters begin to spin
The power goes off
1/18 Northgate My birthday
Sun shines through rain
Looking up with hope filled heart
And there's the rainbow!
1/19 Fairfax Library
Frozen rain pellets
Fiercely pelt my face and leg
Swarm of angry bees
1/20 Lucas Valley Rd
Raindrops collecting
Three waterfalls appearing
Rivulets to road
1/21 Lucas Valley Rd
Silver streams at dawn
Rainy Day Falls and two more
Plunge over the cliff
1/22 Café Gratitude, San Rafael
Storm clouds and downpours
How quick the weather changes
Bright sunshine, blue sky
Haiku from a 1975 Sierra trip
Twisting turning trail
Leads me to adventure
Odyssey begins.
Snaking up the trail
Dusty serpentine switchback
Chokes me in its coils.
Purples, yellows, reds
The wildflower confetti
Heralds our passage
Feathery fern fronds
Tickle me as I squat down
Who needs indoor johns?
Sitting on the trail
The stone ducks point the way
Or are they decoys?
Wilderness whistles
Of lonesome locomotives
Donkeys are braying
Cascades of water
Washing away weariness
Nature's Jacuzzi
Sun baked pine needles
For my scent memory bank
Wet green meadows
Slabs of white granite
Like my warm, enduring friends
Safe to hold on to
Filmy morning mists
Blurring stands of pine trees
Are we in Japan?
Leads me to adventure
Odyssey begins.
Snaking up the trail
Dusty serpentine switchback
Chokes me in its coils.
Purples, yellows, reds
The wildflower confetti
Heralds our passage
Feathery fern fronds
Tickle me as I squat down
Who needs indoor johns?
Sitting on the trail
The stone ducks point the way
Or are they decoys?
Wilderness whistles
Of lonesome locomotives
Donkeys are braying
Cascades of water
Washing away weariness
Nature's Jacuzzi
Sun baked pine needles
For my scent memory bank
Wet green meadows
Slabs of white granite
Like my warm, enduring friends
Safe to hold on to
Filmy morning mists
Blurring stands of pine trees
Are we in Japan?
More haiku from the Baja whale watching trip
Soft sighs and spout smoke
Break the stillness of morning
The gray whale passes.
Mighty whalers are we,
Armed with camera harpoons
Aim, shoot, and miss. Oh!
Wild flukes and flippers
Churning the blue water white
Courtship of the whales.
Look there, quick, and see
Fountain on the horizon
A breeching gray whale.
Up, up, up, and CRASH
A breeching gray whale leaps and
Down, down, down, and SPLASH.
Baja beachcomber
Just like the ruddy turnstone
Shell to shell to shell
Waves on hidden reef
Charging and sounding all around
Gigantic ghost whales.
Bucking and pitching
Our boat missed the whistle in
The wave rodeo.
Laughing dolphins leap
Silver flashes cross the bow
Leaping dolphins laugh.
Break the stillness of morning
The gray whale passes.
Mighty whalers are we,
Armed with camera harpoons
Aim, shoot, and miss. Oh!
Wild flukes and flippers
Churning the blue water white
Courtship of the whales.
Look there, quick, and see
Fountain on the horizon
A breeching gray whale.
Up, up, up, and CRASH
A breeching gray whale leaps and
Down, down, down, and SPLASH.
Baja beachcomber
Just like the ruddy turnstone
Shell to shell to shell
Waves on hidden reef
Charging and sounding all around
Gigantic ghost whales.
Bucking and pitching
Our boat missed the whistle in
The wave rodeo.
Laughing dolphins leap
Silver flashes cross the bow
Leaping dolphins laugh.
More poems
THE UNICORN VETERINARIAN
A TRUE TOLD.TALE OF SAUSALITO
Once, a wonderous wizard in a queendom by the sea Cast a mighty spell Enchanting, captivating me
Stopping by his magic shop, I saw the creatures rare Pegasus, hummingbirds, dragons flying through the air
A bashful octopus with legs all tangled in a heap
And rows and rows of dolphins all laughing as they leap
He even had a Christmas tree which twinkled all year round
And whales and snails and elephants, trumpeting without a sound
This kindly man with craft so old who works at night, blue blazing bright I knew that he could help my plight
A lovely unicorn had I
With flowing mane and tail held high and horn that glistened in the sun
Alas! My unicorn was made of glass!
And so, his foreleg shattered into' shards He could not run; he could not even stand They would have shot a horse, of course
My unicorn waited, in agony profound
As unicorns have always done while waiting to be found
The wonder of the wizard was that he was really real
A glass blower was he by trade; glass beasties he could make -- and heal
I brought my fragile creature to the wizard by the sea
And with his special powers, he gave back my unicorn to me
Silvia Prodan Lange Sausalito, California 7/11/80
This was the poem Silvia wrote when MB left Canine Companions.
DAWG GOME IT, MB!
or
How Can We Bear to Give You Up?
MB, MB (kissie sounds) Good girl! Good girl!
WAIT! Good wait
MB! LET'S GO!
NO!
DON'T
Go
Don't go
MB, STAY!
Yes! That's right! That's what we want! Yes!
Yes, MB STAY
And by STAY I mean until 4 o'clock on Friday 2000 and
something in the far future
But if you must LEAVE IT
Amid howls of protest
We give you pats and praises
Wags, whimpers, and big wet kisses
Hugs and hearfelt thanks
And say
MB, MB (kissie sounds) RELEASE
Run and play, good girl
Run and play
Good girl!
Silvia Lange, Neri & Odene
Canine Companions for Independence 2000-2002
A TRUE TOLD.TALE OF SAUSALITO
Once, a wonderous wizard in a queendom by the sea Cast a mighty spell Enchanting, captivating me
Stopping by his magic shop, I saw the creatures rare Pegasus, hummingbirds, dragons flying through the air
A bashful octopus with legs all tangled in a heap
And rows and rows of dolphins all laughing as they leap
He even had a Christmas tree which twinkled all year round
And whales and snails and elephants, trumpeting without a sound
This kindly man with craft so old who works at night, blue blazing bright I knew that he could help my plight
A lovely unicorn had I
With flowing mane and tail held high and horn that glistened in the sun
Alas! My unicorn was made of glass!
And so, his foreleg shattered into' shards He could not run; he could not even stand They would have shot a horse, of course
My unicorn waited, in agony profound
As unicorns have always done while waiting to be found
The wonder of the wizard was that he was really real
A glass blower was he by trade; glass beasties he could make -- and heal
I brought my fragile creature to the wizard by the sea
And with his special powers, he gave back my unicorn to me
Silvia Prodan Lange Sausalito, California 7/11/80
This was the poem Silvia wrote when MB left Canine Companions.
DAWG GOME IT, MB!
or
How Can We Bear to Give You Up?
MB, MB (kissie sounds) Good girl! Good girl!
WAIT! Good wait
MB! LET'S GO!
NO!
DON'T
Go
Don't go
MB, STAY!
Yes! That's right! That's what we want! Yes!
Yes, MB STAY
And by STAY I mean until 4 o'clock on Friday 2000 and
something in the far future
But if you must LEAVE IT
Amid howls of protest
We give you pats and praises
Wags, whimpers, and big wet kisses
Hugs and hearfelt thanks
And say
MB, MB (kissie sounds) RELEASE
Run and play, good girl
Run and play
Good girl!
Silvia Lange, Neri & Odene
Canine Companions for Independence 2000-2002
DVD of the Celebration of the Life of Silvia Lange
Thanks to Aimy there is now a DVD of parts of the Celebration of the Life of Silvia Lange that took place on Angel Island. The California Room of the County Library will have a copy of it. There will also be a copy of the book A Celebration of the Life of Silvia Lange there thanks to Theresa McGovern.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Updated Link to Book on Silvia Lange
Silvia Prodan Lange: A Celebration of Her Life
can be ordered directly from Shutterfly or we can order a copy for you. The book will also be archived in the California Room of the Marin Civic Center Library along with Silvia’s Angel Island bibliography and research materials.
Silvia Prodan Lange: A Celebration of Her Life is 7” H x 9” W, 21 pages softcover, sold at printing cost, approx. $14, plus shipping and handling.
New link to book pages
http://silvialangephotobook.shutterfly.com/pictures/175
or please click on the link or copy and paste into your web browser:
http://silvialangephotobook.shutterfly.com/
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