The Passing of a Poet

Mourning the Passing of a Poet

You distilled life to a poem 
Knew what to hold
What to let go.
Like a poet only you knew
Each word you left out. 

Absence carves niches in my heart
For the absent. 
Memories cast light 
On what I cannot see.
I mark your passing as I write. 

I read back lyrics
Milled from memories 
By my split heart. 
I grieve with and without words.