In Memoriam Ann Bliven – Ilse Kramer

In Memoriam Ann Bliven

By Ilse Kramer

She said Good-Bye in the winter time,
And now it’s almost summer,
And flowers bloom where once was snow,
And birds sing songs about the end of death.

She just may bring the bright umbrella
Into the garden
Where every flower speaks
Of peace and rest.

The squirrels wave their eager tails.
Today the earth resembles Heaven
Where Ann is playing with the angels
And also with a cat or two.

And, as the Germans say:
Auf Wieder Sehen,
We’ll meet again,
We shall be strong and filled with joy.

Posted in Poet Laureate.