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Page 22, Viewpointe June 2022
The Magic Wedding Ring

By Robert W. Goldfarb We began tracking Muriel’s path, even retrieving soiled was never far from our thoughts. Every time one of us
diapers into which the band might have slipped. (This vacuumed, Muriel would warn “Let’s be careful; it might
Sixty nine years ago next month, I placed a simple gold was before Pampers!) Nothing! The ring was nowhere to be somewhere under the couch.”
wedding band on Muriel’s finger. Six years later it was be found. I was trying to console Muriel when Leda, our The following April, Muriel began planting her flowers,
gone, lost somewhere in our modest Long Island home. The middle child, exclaimed “Mommy’s hands were muddy this time assisted by three children who wanted to muddy
moment I entered the front door, Muriel cried out “Bob, I from gardening!” their own hands. About a month later, I was mowing the lawn
lost my wedding band! I’ve looked everywhere and can’t This was more an accusation than a clue, but we hurried when I heard Muriel shriek. I thrust the mower to the side
find it.” There is only one response to a cry like this: “Let’s to the flower beds from which Muriel had just picked and raced to the front of the house. Muriel was standing over
all start looking. We’ll find it!” Muriel carried our youngest the last of the daffodils, peonies, tulips, geraniums and soil just beginning to come alive. “Look,” she cried, pointing
child while I herded our five- year-old son and his soon-to-be bleeding hearts. I dug through every inch of soil, moving to a flower thrusting upward. Embraced by a tiny bleeding
four-year old sister and began our sweep through the house. my fingers and a small rake vertically and horizontally. heart was Muriel’s ring. As I reached for it, she stopped me
All I got for my efforts were the same muddy fingers Leda and said “I’ll do it. I don’t want to hurt the flower.”
found objectionable. The children looking in awe at the flower cradling their
How To Add Your jewelry in which was a thin silver band she began wearing. mother’s wedding band have grown children of their own,
Muriel’s grandmother had left her a box of costume
but often speak of the flower that saved what they still call
Guests To The Gate Almost every time Muriel put it on she reminded me “When “Mommy’s magic wedding ring.”
I still wear the gold wedding band Muriel placed on my

we can afford it, I want to buy a ring just like the one I
lost.” I vowed to surprise her with a duplicate the moment finger nearly 70 years ago. It’s a good thing I never lost my
our bank balance reached three figures. The gold band ring. I don’t believe in miracles, but Muriel always did. 
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