i was cleaning up my room when i found a sheet of paper folded neatly inside the many layer of old cards that i always find hard to throw away even if it’s like aeon years old. immediate a tiny smile formed but sadly that didn’t last long when i realised that that was one of the last few poems you wrote so effortlessly yet so beautifully.
you loved words and words loved you too. i envied your flare for words and talent in art greatly and you knew that. you got me hooked to those fantasy novels you wrote. i had a tough time trying to read in class while the teacher was teaching. you never got around to finish your fourth and fifth book. i wished you did. well, that was the first and last fantasy novel i’ve read to date.
beautiful memories still remain close to my heart my dear friend. life robbed you from your wondrous dreams. yet till the end you stood strong brave as a soldier. you vowed never to give up, you inspired many.
there’ll always be the ‘if only’ and ‘whys’. God knew best and i know He loved you. please know that you’ll always be missed.
always.
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life is short and unfair
like the sun so high up there
it shines as if so long
but soon, it shall be gone
friendship is an eternity
full of meaning and security
like hope, it shan’t die
in heaven it ranks high
you always be in my mind
no matter where or what time
being friends with you is a pleasure
our times together, i deeply treasure
written by:
louise rita (1984-2002)
:: if i remembered correctly, this poem was later on included in inside louise’s fantasy novel ::