There’s that voice,
So pure,
So wonderful,
Taken from us before her time.
She takes the breath from me
Every time I hear
Those wonderful contralto tones.
The sound she makes
Is unmistakable,
And reaches my spirit
With absolute ease.
And when she sings “What is Life?”
I am so overwhelmed with emotion
That I can only listen
In total awe and incredulity
That a voice like hers existed.
So pure.
So wonderful.
So unique.
Taken from us before her time.