She was a ray of light

Sourced by an unknown and unknowable fire within –

Unencumbered by surroundings and society,

She lit a room full of people by her intense enigmatic smile

And imbued little things with sensitivity and style,

Today time gives proof that it was unable to dull her luster

And diminish her spirit.

Suffern, New York, February 31, 2015

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Note: This poem was written about my friend Kamal Singh, whom I first knew

in 1964 in New York, during the World’s Fair. She misconstrued it to be my

romantic overture to her, so she never responded to it.