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Ode to Friends We’ve Lost
Erica Montgomery
A kinder being you would not meet,
this jolly giant fearless and sweet.
The gift of friendship, a true treasure,
your heart we could not measure.
Seeking to show your true iridescence,
laughter and love echo your presence.
Flickering, dimming so fragile,
mind fighting, the need to unravel.
Like solitude needs serenity,
an angel, his wings.
Ian Reid
For this world you were not meant,
to the great beyond your soul ascent.
Now the world is slightly offbeat,
awaiting, again for our paths to meet.
Nate Hagelin
Makayla Bounds
Ilana Held
Bug Karplus
Owen Collins
Jennifer Boehland
Samantha Kohnken
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