Living Memorial

We've lost quite a few prolific poets and amazing human beings here at DU. It's never easy. I've been contemplating all of the beautiful comments left in Eerie's thread, and those of Danny's, and it got me thinking.

Why do we wait to tell those we care about how we feel after they've transitioned? Why is it so difficult to express our emotions now, when it can make a difference in their lives?

As difficult as it may be, imagine one ( or more ) of your favorite DU poets has passed. What would you say in their memorial thread?

Say it now.

Guidelines:

1) New writes only
2) Any form accepted: Poetry, prose, spoken word, visual poem, song
3) Outside of visual poetry ( the poem is on the image ), no separate images are allowed to accompany the poem. I want the thread clean with poetry.
4) Because this is going to be an emotional thread, please do not comment. If you desire to comment or respond to a submission, please visit the poet's personal page.
5) You must mention the name of the poet the tribute is for. The reason for this competition is to speak our hearts out loud now, not after they're gone. That does little good if the recipient is anonymous.
6) Unlimited submissions.
7) Limited word count. While we need to spill the contents of our heart, let's not go overboard and write a short story or novella.
8) No erotica, even tasteful or subtle. This is not the competition for it.

I'm going to give this one month and will be pulling in two judges to help me decide the winners. I will give extra points to those who edit their entries. In other words, put forth the effort. I am certain your recipient deserves it.

This is an example, not an entry.

Editing Entry