Buddy

Your mind my touchstone
harbor sound and kind-

Your heart the single
truest thing I’ve known-
Protector counselor
sister daughter friend-
Unfailing and sustaining
to the end.

Come back to me!
Dissolve this constant ache
With wise eyes
lion heart and gentle faith
With fierce devotion
burning loyalty-
I’m lost because you
are not here with me.

In dreams I catch
a glimpse of you across
A grassy field
beneath a summer sky
A sweet breeze lifts
your hair and softly moves
The daffodils in
cheerful saffron crowds

Come closer now
– your amber eyes find mine-
My heart explodes
with unsuspected joy-
Your ruffled hair is
swirling’round you when
You canter up
to meet me once again.

Written by Lori Amundson

In tribute to Buddy
soulmate and angel

To Barb Landis