A LIVING SPIRIT NEVER DIES
I sense your presence
in my every breath.
You thrived at the edge
of the sea,
living between
two indefinable worlds.
Where are you now
as we wait with bated breath
for your next work of art?
You beat the devil
in the battle between
life and death.
Your life affirming joy
made chickadees chuckle
and flocks of grackles laugh.
You wrapped your arms
around me in a blanket
of bougainvillea
that awakened