He met
after so long
for so short
somewhere was sung
though unheard by us
a farewell song.
He's gone
to the unknown
a place of dread
or the Place sacred.
He left
a broken father
a crying mother
a confused brother
and
us.
May God bless him, wherever he is right now, and more than him, give his family the strength to endure this loss, and a reason to believe He is still there and looking after them.