may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Sunday, October 23, 2011

how did you do that, Deb?


always with us/ as a gentle presence-beside us
especially privately and personally/allied to each and every 
as if they were the one and only(and each was for their time
was yours to share and devote your skills prodigious-
editor,poet,listener,volunteer-you gave your all to each as needed
and now they each claim a part of you.See!one garden
you grew in readings,another in publications,still more in personal conversations
Each know a facet of your diamond sparkle
Each hold it precious as a fact and story
Now you are gone,it takes ten others to continue
all those projects you initiated and saw through 
We can never do it as well as you.Your art was personal-
a tale shared by those who knew you.If told to strangers,
it loses glow like coral exposed to sunlight,or lost seashells on a shelf
The ocean still sings to those who listen,but deeper for those who dive
into the mysteries of how and when ,as well as who and why..
There is an end to every one-we claim you via your investment in us
We remind those who did not know you they missed someone precious
Poems were only one part of you-yet each as true as life.
Now you are gone,we carry one.Light has changed 
from your smile and eyes to these tales of wonder
How did you do that magic?Making every moment special?
Can you come back and show us one more time?

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