If I didn’t mark this day in passing br if I didn’t make this date a part of br solid History I’d fail – a day to fix in br memory and memory will prevail br br June thirteenth, Gemini of Mercury br an element of Air – where hunger br for awareness rests, your love br therein is seen a proper reckoning br br Measure of your length and breadth br despairs dimensions of your ardent br heart – cathedral blessed, especially br in loving – sets your warmth apart br br I know and love your being as a br comforting, liberty from loneliness br of empty rooms, a candle light of br passage gleam safely leading home br br Blessed I am to know you well for all br these humble years, your inspiration br wills me write of you – and I shall ‘til br Lethe waters still my trembling hand br © 8 June 2009, I. D.