Ruminations:

Ruminations:
On A Cowgirl Riding Off Into The Sunset
[A Eulogy for Ms. Annette Rohde] 


This image never fading;
Taken by the mental eye shutter:

--	It's that maverick you love.
--	Caught in silhouette 
--	against the setting sun they're riding off into.

At such a distance, 
there are no words that can be spoken -  that can be heard... 
At such a distance,
What matters is what is remembered,
...what we know in our hearts...and what we feel with each beat...

One last image: The cowgirl on her horse,
		  Waving her cowgirl hat,		  
		  Giving a Texan Goodbye.

And we – the beloved – frozen in the foreground -
Are the ones who know the reasons and whys 
Behind that most meaningful of goodbyes...

* So, message received, dear maverick,
* Message received...

12/11/10
M. L. Michael 

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