Beryl, love, luv,
you god-sped traveler,
you Brit, you gift, you all–
our bequest from the angels.
Sharing truth,
alive with passion,
driving your chariot of fire,
giving love, love given unsought.
Your stage without bounds:
Village School across the pond,
the global village beyond the Globe,
this scepter’d isle, this ever-quirky world.
You Milnes, our Beryl,
still savored, still loved.
Always to me, fair friend,
you never can be old, ever.
–Rick from across the pond
Rick
21st July 2020