How wonderful to sit beside Phyllis
Fully there
Available, attentive
Unwavering support
She was selfish with her attention
On her search
for “balm for her soul.”
Phyllis would get great things to happen
Between the two or more of you
She could get everyone to be themselves.
Reading, meals with friends,
At lectures and during those unguarded exchanges
with trusted friends
Her life was a quest for balm for her soul
She would also find it
Among the poems, readings,
zoom talks with her children and grandchildren
Yet, she was always seeking more.
She knew that when she let her mind run wild
and let the raucous kid in her play
She gathered balm for her soul
and became lost in splendor.
We, her friends, imagine that now
She is in eternal peace
Cloaked in balm
Enraptured in splendor
*We can balm our souls and lose ourselves in splendor (Jonas Altman)
Dec 1, 2022
Dec 1, 2022 at 9:09 AM UTC
How wonderful to sit beside Phyllis
Fully there
Available, attentive
Unwavering support
She was selfish with her attention
On her search
for “balm for her soul.”
Phyllis would get great things to happen
Between the two or more of you
She could get everyone to be themselves.
Reading, meals with friends,
At lectures and during those unguarded exchanges
with trusted friends
Her life was a quest for balm for her soul
She would also find it
Among the poems, readings,
zoom talks with her children and grandchildren
Yet, she was always seeking more.
She knew that when she let her mind run wild
and let the raucous kid in her play
She gathered balm for her soul
and became lost in splendor.
We, her friends, imagine that now
She is in eternal peace
Cloaked in balm
Enraptured in splendor
*We can balm our souls and lose ourselves in splendor (Jonas Altman)
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