Halleluja
 
We made joyous love to you
found solace in our silent tears
when others failed us you were true
the melody of our better years
 
You taught us all that sadness
is the counterpoint to joy
that passion outlives loneliness
and loss need not love of life alloy
 
Troubadour of the examined life
you lived and loved without pause
transformed experience into Art
still grounded through the world’s applause
 
Our human flaws and frailties
without rancour you explored
with wit and style life’s absurdities
our deeper faith in love restored
 
A voice of questioning and hope we mourn
with sadness that your journey’s done
you were a gift of timeless worth
never forgotten never really gone