Mary E. Rogers

REMEMBERING TINA
Missing a Friend

At first a feeling of emptiness
The world is suddenly hushed
Disbelief turns to reality
Inside our hearts feel crushed

The one who taught us all so much
Has now crossed to the other side
The last chapter has been written
In Calhoun County there’s not a dry eye

She taught us how to love and live
No judgments did she make
She accepted us all as friends
While sometimes her own heart ached

She loved her Karen to the end
The one who loves her still
The one who accepted her in life
Now faces deaths empty chill

Tranquility-Base has an empty spot
One is missing from the IWVPA
I’ll remember her and all she taught
And for her peace I pray

Until we meet again
I’ll never forget you