In Gratitude

You have been an inspiration to us all up to this point.
We can feel it in our bodies, with every breath, through every joint.
You stretched our comfort zone. You made us laugh. You made us think.
More than once I thought you might have pushed too far, but it was only to the brink.

A man who can speak from the stillness within,
It’s not where you’re going, but where you begin.
Go back to your roots. Go back to the source.
This is whence comes that great Vital Force,
The quiet that speaks louder than words,
The stillness that moves mountains like birds.
May that radiant stillness forever be heard.