Someone mentioned your name yesterday br and I was silent br br You loved goodness, you were goodness, br and I think goodness must have br loved you; and we, br we loved you for your goodness br br You loved truth, spoke truth, br and surely the truth br loved you for loving it; and how br we loved to hear you br speaking truth br br You loved beauty in br so many ways that beauty br blessed you: in movement, br in actions, in thought, in words and yes br the beauty of goodness and br the beauty of truth shone from you – br how could we not love you br beyond you? br br How often in this poem to you br the word love appears br as it did br in youbr br Michael Shepherdbr br