Since teen years her real world was
lived above the everyday drab and mundane
a consciousness higher than roof tops
church spires tall buildings
even airplanes in flight.
Bright and happy she floated over
people going about business as
if it were a business but never giving
thought to unsolved problems which
could improve their lives and pleasures.
Never satisfied with accepted views
ever inquisitive beyond inquiry
kindly refusing casual explanations and
shoulder shrugging indifference
she stayed above it all to examine and ponder.
A lifetime spent above the land’s insufficiencies
girded by a determination beyond reason
buoyed by her selfless assurance that
human endeavor is bettered only when
we question every act or decision.
