Le righe
- Thinking about Elena today.
- One year. I remember, and I'll remember next year too.
- I know what tomorrow is. I'm not going to make you talk about it.
- Three years since Ray. Still saying his name out loud on purpose.
- No question in this card. Just marking the day with you.
- I know the week before is worse than the day. Thinking of you all of it.
- Marking the date. That's all this is.
- She'd be 68 today. I did the math this morning without meaning to.
- I'm not going to ask how you're doing. I'm just here on this date.
- Second one. Everyone said it gets easier and I suspect it mostly gets different.
- Thinking of you and of the kids today.
- If you want to talk about him, I'm free all day. If you don't, that's also fine.
If you only remember one thing
Short and specific beats long and general. “I still think about you driving me to the airport at five in the morning” does more work than three sentences of sympathy, because only you could have written it.