Charles Edward Smith (“Eddie”) was my friend and I loved him. Everyone who knew him felt the same way. To me, he was a nearly perfected soul and I trusted him and his word as much as my Father’s. During our years of work together (2009-2019), I took a multitude of pictures of him and the project that we were working on together —transforming my childhood home into my vision of heaven on earth.
During all that time, I never saw him angry. And, I was never unhappy with him in any way. His kind and sweet spirit washes over and through me at times —specially when I am alone on Green Mountain. I imagine that Eddie would have been uncomfortable with my originally intended words about him —words of public praise that would have otherwise been my tribute.
When Eddie left us prematurely in January 2020, my vision became clouded. I wrote this musical sketch, while playing the piano in the early days of 2020 after he died. I originally planned a much larger production than this one. My intense emotions and feelings of loss caused me to stop and start this project three times since beginning in 2020.
My continued love for Eddie, and my desire to lift his memory have driven me to share this. This one’s for Eddie. I miss him every day.
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