May mother forgive your early parting
And in time, may brothers lay their anger to peace
Lest their pain once more relive
Stumbling in the horizon, carrying your valise
You never told me where you were going
But from what you told in the time of your life
It was no place for a boy like me to be
When you left you never even had a wife
You had already been, was that why you left?
But life is not just about what you keep
It’s just as much about what you mean!
And this be true wherever I weep
For these tears of mine are far from empty
As to my soul you are my host
No matter the size of this world and clime
It’s the smallest of the things I remember the most
The rarest sight, a smile and a wave
And with that you left us all alone
But your words are still of such delight
The seeds of wonder of which you’d sown
Please dear brother, never forget this evermore!
In the darkest of times in the cosmic dream
It be neither word, laugh or love of which I cherished
But simply that it was from you I deem…
28th December, 2023