You are an incorruptible observer of life
With precise words, cutting like a knife
You analyse with sharp focus and sobriety
Exposing the abyss of a rotten society
Your essays stand out by elegance
Thoughtful research and eloquence
Your exciting reports on music history
Are brilliantly written and noteworthy
On daily life’s grey horizon a silver lining
your love poems are brightly shining
From bittersweet longing to passion fulfilled
You cover all topics touching and skilled
In a world of apathy and blindness
A beacon of light is your loving kindness
May your tolerance and mindfulness
Of human interconnection remind us
You are both writer and minnesinger
Your words on life’s conquered trails a harbinger
Our society of violence and vanity
Urgently needs your vision of insanity
WOW! I’m honored and lost for words. Your exquisite brilliance in this piece, captures exactly what I try to write and express. Thank you Elke for this wonderful tribute. xxoxx
You’re more than welcome dear Keith!
I’m glad that you like it! xoxo
Beautifully penned, Elke. Amazing tribute to Keith, you really captured his essence my friend. He definitely deserves the honor he’s a stand up guy from the neighborhood. From what he commented above I think he approves. Nicely done. Appreciate you .
Damian
Thank you so much for your lovely comment and your appreciation, dear Damian!
hello lovely poetess Keith truly is beautiful a writer and a friend ❤️this is an intelligent and thoughtful write,,,
Thank you very much for your kind comment, dear Crimsin! Your appreciation means a lot to me
A powerful ode to the role of the writer as witness, critic, and humanist. Clear-eyed, generous, and thoughtfully constructed.
Thank you very much for this amazing comment, Thomas!
Dear S,
Wonderful tribute and great reminder to spotlight the good in renewing that all is not lost in human kindness.
To me, it takes a kind soul to write about a kind soul. Lovely piece. H🌷
Awe! Your kind words make me blush. A thousand times thank YOU, dear Honoria! 🙏