A Gentle Assurance Upon Wings

Bye for now

Is what you spoke

So very many times

Meek and simple gesture

From a gorgeously decadent mind

Bye for now

Often there was annoyance

When you gifted this verbal gem

But, oh,

What I would sacrifice

For that endearing phrase again

Your motherly heart

Your quote on a whim

A gentle assurance upon wings

What a shame I didn’t cherish

Those instances when

You bore your soul

Your being

I was a little too late

Like grasping ocean water

From moon’s waves

And while it was something of impermanence

On this sphere

Eternally it glows

Now living on through those who knew

Your grand celestial vocalization

Your perfectly softened voice

Your loving goodbye for every season