Written for:  Sunday Whirl, Wordle # 544

Words:  tongue, book, inscription, face, death, letters,
        vigil, ways, barrier, drag, climb, memento


Face of death appeared
to him despite our vigil,
and prayers.

His gentle way of
speaking, and his ready
laugh, encouraged
the discouraged to open
up, climb out of
their shells, and dare
to share.

Although his native tongue
was Ukrainian, he had no
barriers to learning
several other languages
as well.

His mementos took
the form of letters,
and books inscribed
to his fellow professors,
and students.

We are grateful that he
was spared a long 
dragged out illness.
We are glad he did not
have to witness
the destruction 
and violence in
his beloved homeland.

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