In memory of a loved one

Sharing a poem  that was written by a loved one for 2009 but is relevant for  this year and the coming ones.....

Adieu sweet 2009 Adieu

A wonderful year has come to pass,
That started out as a lovely lass
There were phases that were paced
And dashes that dazed;
But now she ages out with grace,
And I ponder at her mysterious ways;

Our lives we led,
Upon individual paths we sped;
Unaware of the invisible thread
That would bind us, not too far ahead;

Through technology, did we connect,
Our diverse lives, destined to intersect,
As memories sprung back alive,
We swarmed like bees back to the hive;

And as we woke into a collective dream
From the forties, time travelled into the teen
Forgetting present pleasure and pain
As we became children once again

There was music, there was mirth,
Of topics & discussions, no dearth,
Photos we exchanged, and jabs we traded,
And unearthed life snapshots, once faded;

As we mixed and mingled into her being and her breath,
In equanimity, she doled out life and death
We cheered, We mourned, We played,
We laughed, We writhed, We prayed,
All we did, basking in her grace,
As she melted away into timespace;

Life's path has taken a distinctive turn,
From which, there can be no return
And while we go about our ways,
In us, we find our getaways;

So this year, as I remember
From January through December,
In my thoughts as I commute,
This lady, I cannot but admire and Salute;

For while there will be more memories to be mined,
In her, our Past and Present have been forever intertwined.