Memories of You | The Dash — Original Song by Nora L. Grudis

🕊️ WIDOWED WARRIOR — THE DASH 💜 “Memories of You” is an original song written for my husband, Mark. 12/19/1956 — 10/03/2024. Two dates. They tell you when Mark arrived and when he left. But they don't tell you anything about the dash in between. Somewhere in that little line, we found each other. We built a life. We made a family. We laughed. We argued. We made up. We struggled. We started again. We loved. And sometimes we slow-danced barefoot in our own home simply because there was music playing and we could. On October 13, 2024 — what would have been our 35th wedding anniversary — we gathered for Mark's Celebration of Life. Many of the decorations surrounding his urn were treasures saved from our wedding. I even used our wedding guest book again, this time for the people who came to say goodbye. Beginning and ending, sitting together on the same table. And everything that mattered was in the dash between them. Someday, when the time is right, I will return Mark to his Pennsylvania mountains. Until then, I carry the dash. The dates tell you when he was here. The dash tells you that he lived. And love makes sure he is never really gone. — Nora L. Grudis Widowed Warrior 🕊️💜 🎵 “Memories of You” Original lyrics and creative direction: Nora L. Grudis Music and vocals created with AI assistance. Artwork created with AI assistance using original family photographs and my creative direction. © 2026 Nora L. Grudis #MemoriesOfYou #WidowedWarrior #TheDash #OriginalSong #NoraLGrudis