For My Sister…. On Completing Your Year Of Firsts

a year ago
you didn’t know
who you would become
in the void of his presence

you walked to the edge
of the River of Grief
and surrendered your world
into her sweeping flow

where once you were the little spoon
you allowed profound loss to shape you
into a new kind of utensil
still being forged with each passing day

from then until now
you didn’t know
that love between the veils
can heal, resurrect, and surprise in great ways

a year ago
you didn’t know your fortitude
as intimately as you do today
every fiber of it magnificent

you ushered love forward
in the wake of a passing
you did not approve
with the grace of angels

where you once were bonded for life
body and soul
you were plunged into
a kind of freedom you never desired

from then until now
you have chosen your way
to transcend death incarnate
and birth yourself anew

a year ago
you didn’t know
how grand your love could be
and how it grows you still