LILLIAN MORRISON

a lovely woman who always beat me at scrabble and an excellent poet

Hello Mary. Do you know (or know of) a friend of Lillian's named Anne Eyre de Lanux Strong? Anne's family offer our sincere condolences on the occasion Lillian's passing (of which we just learned today). If you are the Mary who called Anne's family a few years ago, please take a moment to phone her home in California. You have the number. There is recent news about Anne. Thank you. From: Nona Strong.

I was honored to be at the gathering to remember Lillian yesterday, which was announced in this guest book. I had known her slightly, through a mutual friend, but she was very easy to know well. I look forward to appreciating her poetry and her example for many many years to come.

‘“COME HOME, COME HOME”
A reply to Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Aimee,
reading your poem brings home
the simple truth
that these are words I cannot say.
No one is away, or can be,
from these rooms.

Still, there are days
when the kettle warms.
the table waits,
days when the door will hold
in its frame the faces, open arms
of friends.

Space opens, too, the air displaced
by voices, warming presences.
The kettle calls, cushions...

A gathering to celebrate
the life of
Lillian Morrison

sharing memories
and short anecdotes
Saturday, April 12
2 – 3 PM

The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens
Entrance at Pinehurst off the 183rd St. driveway

RSVP: [email protected] or [email protected]