very well put dancing man, i couldn't have put it better myself. dana

--- In audreysplace2@yahoogroups.com, astaire10 <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> For the past 3 nights after everyone has gone to sleep, I have taken
> the liberty of rediscovering all the photos of Audrey listed not only
> all over the internet, on this site and in my own digital collection;
> and the sub- total reaction , upon reflection is just "Wow!" The
> flawless beauty and charm in those photographs is so well-known among
> her fans, that there is no need to elaborate much here; yet, I think
> of her in these 14 years after her passing, and I think: How BADLY we
> need her now! Her grace, her elfin smile, her love and her immense
> compassion.
> There is a radiant glow, a sparkle that truly defines Billy
> Wilder's commentary:"God Kissed her on the cheek and THERE SHE
> WAS!"..Indeed "living prrof that God could creat perfection"..Surely
> no mere mortal being can be defined thusly; yet her beauty never
> faded, even after she grew older; for the CHILDREN, the World saw a
> remarkable spiritual grace radiate from that flawless personage
> OUTWARD, and it touched sick, ill and needy children all over the
> world for UNICEF, and this not only from a WOrld-famous actress, but
> from a girl who was truly ONE OF THEM, having known their pain as a
> youngster during the war...
> I think about Audrey, and she played out her life with such loving
> grace.....How fortunate and lucky we were to have had her walk among
> us, for even a little while..
> I write all this for a personal reason too, many actually.. I have
> fought diabetes and 2 bouts of cancer, and I remember Audrey and the
> blessed joy she lived out her later time among her flowers and
> surrounded by her sons, Robby and special friends. From her example I
> am taught that even in the darkest hours, one stays focused on what
> is TRUE amd GOOD in one's life..Should I ever need it, I will
> remember Audrey's example of not only HOW to LIVE, but of HOW TO DIE,
> as well...
>
> I wish I were an accomplished poet and could find EXACTLY the
> right words, but in Audrey's case, they seem so lacking; perhaps the
> simplest ones are more than adequate:
> She was a beautiful lady (both inside and out) ,loving mother,
> gifted actress, Humanitarian,and TRUE FRIEND...
>
> Yes Sir, we are LUCKY indeed!
>