A death has occurred
and everything is changed by this event.
We are paingully aware that life
can never be the same again
that yesterday is over
that relationships once rich have ended.
But there is another way to look
upon this truth
If life went on the same
without the presence of the one
who has died,
we could only conclude that the life
we remember here
made no contribution,
filled no space,
meant nothing.
The fact that this individual
left behind a place
that cannot be filled
is a high tribute to this individual.
Life can be the same after a trinket has been lost,
but never after the loss of a treasure.