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.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2022
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