R E G I N a L D

(In loving memory of my big brother, Reg) Right within my den Calligraphic letters you penned Surfaced as reminder of the love we shared I see picture perfect portraits No negatives. You do appear on wings of time Like sun's penetrating light In spaces, deep as the Caribbean Sea Yes, you are reflected In multiple hews, brilliant as you... Blood of my blood; Imagine fortified versions of you I see courteous crews... Beyond seven saintly specimens Now your name is set abroad As though Griot who ruled. I remembered, you tamed my fears And rose to pave smooth One perilous path I walked to work Yes, weary women in need of warmth, were Cloaked in hand woven peace, given by you Now, you're laminated photo... Graphed upon walls of grateful minds. I have seen you prodding time Through lens of your mind Tall as mahogany trees That cools, and shelters multitudes Now; who but time, will seal This empty space I feel within my soul? You'll never be you I once knew. *