Aloha - For Rico Leffanta

I’m not on social media And yet I have a group Of buddies I have never met; I know them from the Soup. We comment on each other’s poems And through each varied post, We learn, in dribs and drabs, about What matters to us most. My fellow poets span the globe And one above the rest Took time each day to let me know He’d read what I’d expressed. His repertoire of limericks, Which no one could resist, Were funny, often bawdy, But a day was never missed. So when I didn’t see a post From my Hawaiian friend, I had a sinking feeling It might signify the end. Dear Rico, may you rest in peace. I’ll miss our warm rapport And your signature Aloha! Will not greet me anymore.