In Memoriam: Jamie Welch

[adalger]

Fleeting flower, fading, fading,
You who budded once so brightly
Now have withered. What new seedlings
Left behind will now bring beauty
To the world that once you colored?
Precious moments long remembered
When your laughter rang so joyful
Plant in each of us such sorrow
At your passing. Let our weeping
Wet the roots of recollection;
Let us know the smiles you brought us
Live forever; let your spirit
Guide us now to count our blessings
That we met you, that we loved you.