Sherry Jackson Brown April 15, 1944-April 21, 2009

Today we lost our lovely lady, Sherry Jackson Brown. She will be greatly missed, especially her beautiful smile. She was "Mom" to everyone, she truly knew no stranger. A great lover of music and life, this world seems a little emptier today. But, what a genuine angel she will be.

Because she appreciated the Blues, I am posting the lyrics to one of Susan Tedeschi's songs, In the Garden. I will think of Sherry each time I hear it.

When I wake up in the garden

Peaceful slumber wakes my eyes.

The sun and moon are always present

There are no more crying people around.

Love fills all up inside me

Filling my heart with wishful dreams.

No more sorrow fills my canvass

Along this lonely sea.

Ships fall off of the horizon

Bringing love, peace, and joy.

No fire can ever harm us.

Only music fills the air.

Silver turquoise teardrops drip down

Into a window of your soul.

Touching your emotions with sorrow

Of a thousand years of wisdom sold.

When I wake up in the garden

Peaceful slumber wakes my eyes.

P'u-Hua Fei Hua

A flower and not a flower; of mist yet not of mist;
At midnight she was there; she went as daylight shone.
She came and for a little while was like a dream of spring,
And then, as morning clouds that vanish traceless, she was gone.
Po Chui
translated by Duncan Mackintosh
rendered into verse by Alan Ayling

 (more pics of Sherry in picture gallery)