The Vine
A Time to Say Goodbye ...
BY BILL WASHBURN
FOR ALISON, LUKE & CHRIS
forever in your hearts
becoming even more clear
omnipresence unconditional love
the lessons of life living
Kenya taught
first with Alison
then the family made
companionship matters
you all have felt
will continue to feel
physically gone never far
Kenya nudges you forward
loss a passage
we make our way through
in stillness today tomorrow
sadness a reminder a call
to see the deepening it is
having known lived let go
Kenya goes with you
significance the love
forever she will be
KENYA 2004–2018
the wagging kissing spirit
Kenya readily was
now a recognition
never lost now carried
as only the three of you can
not easy today or those ahead
the deepening a gift instead
so know you are loved
Kenya on point
in your heart will speak
perhaps the laughter
through the tears you may find
how lives have been touched
ripple on with you as only Kenya can
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