how good it feels to sing a note just right,
for some of us we need to stand next to a person
for whom pitch is as natural as breathing,
I love to be next to Anna Holman,
for with her life she sings true to the melody
that comes from earth and family, and love,
she harmonizes with what drives growth,
with what weather and circumstance allow
for a farm, for a child, for a grandchild,
for any with whom she finds a connection,
when someone’s song comes to an end,
whether after a long or a too short life,
Anna endures and still seeks to sing with her life
and to joy in whatever songs
family and friend share with her,
everyone who lets himself, who lets herself,
come close to the love that is Anna,
becomes better for her firm soft touch upon our soul,
upon how we might sing the song God has given us,
the best in us cannot but become even better
when we let ourselves have time
and then connection with Anna,
from whom wells forth love
as if from a spring beyond our understanding.
by Henry H. Walker
November 26, ’11
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