To Colleen

Remembering two bright eyes dancing
above a luminous smile
Remembering humor, depth, and true
humanness
Remembering spontaneous giggles,
joie de vivre, and attentiveness
Remembering T’ai Chi Chih spirit
Remembering crossing of our paths
Remembering the brightness and the
heat of the last day
Remembering Colleen soaking in the
sun, lying on the green lawn, one
leg bent, toes pointed at the sky
Remembering we were waving as we
said goodby
Remembering my thoughts, at that
time, so brief…”until the next
conference of course!”
Knowing now it was goodbye forever..
Feeling that each hello and each
goodbye can be the first of many
but
remembering that any hello and any
goodbye can be the first and last
of one’s destiny
Thanking you most gratefully, Colleen,
for meeting me along the way!