How do you say goodbye?

How do you say goodbye
to a con friend
one of those people who shared your interests
but you saw only a few times each year

How do you say goodbye
to a person who touched your life
through songs and panels at conventions
but never met for lunch in the "real" world

How do you say goodbye
to someone who would talk to you for hours
who had read all of your books and recommended more
but never shared what she did for a living

How do you say goodbye
to someone you admired for her cleverness in song
whose tunes still run through your head
but you never knew her last name

How do you say goodbye
to a person you still expect to see
part of your life
but not in your life

How do you say goodbye?

Goodbye Ann
Sing a little louder please from Heaven
Its hard to hear you over the wind ....

K'ris 99

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