Tears in the circle
one portion now broken
a link in the chain of our lives
taken from our midst
A heart too young
ceasing its beating
lives of the children
needing to be gathered in
Tears in the circle
yet resolve from the center
errands to run
before she can rest
May 10, 2010
words of Michele Ortega
at the funeral of her son Pedro Ortega,
May 8, 2010
Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Contact me at Ray Foss
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(Raymond A. Foss)
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