A Poem for Marcus
PHOTO: Marcus (left) with my brother, Michael. Germany 2005 My brother, Michael (we call him Miguel), wrote a poem for Marcus. Michael read it at the funeral in Portand, and my friend Alayne read it in Germany. The translation is included below.MY GERMAN BROTHERYou were an adventurous soulDEINE SEELE WAR IMMER AUF ABENTEUTER AUSAlways looking […]
Three Weddings and Three Funerals
Marcus and I got married exactly six years ago. We have three anniversaries for three different weddings on two different continents: August 22, September 6, and September 20. First was the “Standesamt,” where we got the German version of our marriage license at the Rathaus (city hall) in Tiefenbronn, Germany. It was a small ceremony […]
In Loving Memory of Marcus Iken
Marcus was my husband. He was fit. He was smart. He was stylish. He was funny. He was many things. He was also a very good pie baker. And that’s about all I can say right now because I can’t see the computer screen through my tears. I loved him and will miss him so […]