The impact o f your death escapes me
Except when I walk alone up the hill.
As I ascend, I can feel you ascend.
I remember how you slipped from this life with ease…
The difference between being alive and dead almost imperceptible.
I say Kaddish with purpose, devotion, and hope….
That your soul will continue to ascend and ascend.
I know you will teach class in Gan Eden and your students will be so pleased when you arrive.
As I ascend the hill and the tears flow, I feel you with me, rising.
Bubbles of hope rise in my chest as I read – ascending