ODE TO A MENTOR.....

MEMORIES OF YOU RESONATE
THROUGHOUT MY CONSCIOUSNESS.
THE RHYTHMIC CADENCE OF YOUR VOICE,
AUDIBLE ONLY TO MY EAR,
OVERRIDES THE DEAFENING SILENCE
CREATED BY YOUR PASSING.
YOUR GENIUS
YOUR COMPASSION
AND
GENTLE SPIRIT
HAVE ETCHED AN INDELIBLE MARK
UPON MY SOUL
YOU ARE CHERISHED,
LOVED,
AND
SORELY
MISSED.