Brian Baumgarn Poet Verse

Soaring Forever

Now soaring high above the lands
that form the Big Sur shore,
her wings enjoin the wind and sky
set free forevermore.
Where hills, broad shouldered, meet the sea
eternal, vast, and blue,
and cloud-laced skies above the earth
now greet her soul so true.
She soars, a butterfly set free, 
o'er all her life has seen.
Her memory, still rich to us,
now shares its golden sheen.

And longer than white waves have coursed
the California shore, 
and deeper than the ocean or 
the heavens men explore,
the gentle hands of God will guide
her wings forevermore.

                     For Nancy
                     7-16-15

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Jack Ellison July 22, 2015 at 6:24 AM This is absolutely beautiful, my friend! Very touching! Brian Baumgarn July 23, 2015 at 2:30 AM Written as an elegy for a lady that we worked with who passed away suddenly a couple weeks ago. Thanks for your sentiment. See you, on the Soup!