an Ode ...

My lovely friend Morris,
of Australia, has died.

Morris was the kind of man with a twinkle in his eyes.
No matter his age, or state of health, Morris was the
man with the twinkly eyes.

Morris was stationed in Canada during
World War Two for training.
He became Almost Engaged to a Canadian
nurse at that time.

When the war was over, Morris returned to his Native
Australia and married the Lovely Diane.

They made a visit to Canada in 1998,
and I had the good fortune
to meet them in Québec city.

Morris had wanted to show his sweet Diane
the Canada he had "discovered" all those years ago.
They went from coast to coast,
rolling along Memory Lane;
visiting Morris' old friends, and even
his almost-fiancée.

Diane and Morris celebrated fifty years of marriage
this year. I feel very fortunate to have had the chance
to meet them both when i did.

I can't imagine how Diane feels now, walking without her Morris.