blue bird

 

Once upon a time,
on a very cold January 12th, in the city of New York...

 

 

 

 

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... a baby was born.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby_Vincent_by_tunnelbrat

 

An unusual child.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But also a very normal child.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who grew up...

Toddler_Vincent_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

learnt...

clean_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slept...

qualitytime_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cried...

Why__Father_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

smiled...

I_am_5_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dreamt...

DayDreams_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And... sometime along the line...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stopped dreaming.

 

 

 

fathervincent_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Life has not forgotten you"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bloodingRose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rest is history.

 

Hands_by_tunnelbrat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday,Vincent.
Thank you for existing, and for reminding us that,
no matter what,

life does not forget us.

 

 

 

 

 

January 12, 2011
S

Thank you, Chan, for existing,
and for your beautiful, beautiful art.

 

Art by Sandy Chandler Shelton, used with permission from her family. Contact BatBland for more information.
Quote from B&B episode "Temptation": Rainer Maria Rilke - Letters to a young poet, 1904; Letter 8.

 

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