Thank God I could a kindred spirit meet,
When stalked by death and trapped by evil war,
Since, through our written words, we always greet
The mutual Soul that lies within our core.
For this is how the ego one transcends
And learns to love the neighbours one might hate;
To live in hope and faith until life ends;
To know man’s bound to God, but not to fate.
Thus grasp we too the sacred spark in all
Could bring this factious land to lasting peace;
Indeed, it could annul the “Primal Fall”
And teach Earth’s men their cruel wars to cease.
As does my kind, unselfish, loving wife,
Edmundo helps fulfill my fading life.
30 January 2026