The Cost

The more we are given
  the more that gets taken away

As Stephen Hawking looks out
  from his empowering inferno

His vision to create and inspire
  anew…

Exhausts the very flame
   —he lives to ignite

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2015)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
January 26, 2019 at 10:22 AM
An awesome tribute, Kurt.
Behm Avatar
January 26, 2019 at 10:36 AM
Thanks as always, LG. Kurt
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