1/2/08
O radiant soul, angelic among the flowers Whose silent heart was like a flaming rose, O beauty breaking though the form-bound shell, O light that burned so brilliantly within - Motionless like a deer in blinding light I stand transfixed by sorrow, unable to move Beyond my grief, your spent body's flight To the sanctuary of eternal love.
Your spirit's triumph is our earthly loss Though Heaven adds a richness to its own. A joy that drew our kindred spirits close In the loveliness of moments without speech - These endless recollections of the heart Like scattered seeds or particles of dust Blow across the vistas of my soul.
You spoke but little in those failing days But when you spoke your eyes grew bright with love. It seemed to me within your shattered frame You built a place where She alone could dwell And carry on the great mysterious task Continuing in a new reality. Now all the roses from our fragrant years Return again to blossom in my heart.
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