Miss Margaret,
Please forgive me —
that I cannot distill
the essence of my joy
in meeting you,
my reverence in knowing you,
and my anguish in losing you,
down to the single pinpoint of light
that was your brilliance —
a solitary point in the vast blanket of the universe
that illuminates my life.
I am a better person
for having known you
however fleeting a moment it was
And now, wherever your essence drifts
in the ebbing cosmic shifts,
I wish you beauty, and light,
and peace ever after.
Thank you for being my friend.
1949-2022