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LETTERS TO STRANGERS
...WORDS I HAVE POSTED PUBLICALLY IN VARIOUS PLACES IN RESPONSE TO OTHERS WORDS...


...a friend is a stranger waiting to be met...

Loss

July 30, 1998

a moment of sleep I offer
in respect for a lost friend
a moment of soul from coffers
that still haven't found the end
a moment of hollow acceptance
for that way beyond our control
a moment of comfort for you, dear friend
may this help in paying the toll

and may you find very soon
someone coming to you
to fill more than the empty spaces
may she bring you the love
that you've been dreaming of
and be allowed into private places

may the loss be no end
but time to begin again
with a real life true friend
let right now be the when

and may you rest in arms
that bring comfort and charms
and the dream that your heart still chases
in loving tribute to one friend gone
may you open your heart and carry on
with the precious remedy of love's graces

a moment of sleep I give
in respect for a lost friend
and for the rest who still live
let the precious love not end
a moment of peaceful acceptance
for natural wonders we share
the pleasure and pain and passion

may it help to know I care
may it help to know I was here
  and very soon...
may you find even more help right there
may it help to know there are others out here

For true friends,
  and all who've ever loved and lost, or even just want to...

honest love, ric

"and in the end... "            
                  The Beatles

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