My grief 'twas unendurable br Suffocating each instant in my breaths sigh br Ne'er to forget the reality that 'twas you br Forever as the Benediction of light in the sky; br Oh, that final moment still tarrys too long br All the flowers burned in a pyre of despair br I looked for a book of answers or an anthem br Suffering 'twas almost too much to bear; br I chose to praise your inner beauty and balance br Loosing myself in the immortal life stream br Recalling your face in a fragment of sweet memory br Oh, how blessed, are those who can still dream;br br Theodora (Theo) Onkenbr br