(The poem I used was one of my faves! Deaths by Pedro Salinas)

The dawn rises in search of you

and all the nights you’ve shed

Your

presence is a choir of leaves

gyrating slowly

with pointed toes, arched in

the

ever-shifting face

I’ve come to dream of

One by one

you surrender leaves to winter

Your

calibrachoa smile

Your

black tupelo eyes

The

vibrant canopies of color

And all of

your

precious clothing

The

planet’s watchful eye reduces in size

And all of

creation will wander about your

brisk and well-worn shoes