Remembering Maureen Glaude

I just got word that a dear soul, and someone I would be presumptuous to call my friend, Maureen Glaude, passed away today. Her poetry was interesting and beautiful, just like her, and the world is a lot poorer today with her passing.

Many of you may or may not know I was a member of Pathetic.org for a while (and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in sharing their work in an extremely gentle non-judgmental environment) and that is where I met Maureen. I wouldn't say she was my closest friend there, but she was someone I chatted with from time to time and always admired and respected.

Recently, I heard she was ill, and that and some other friends led me back there under a pseudonym, so as not to to create any sort of stir. Sadly she was in the hospital and not around, however I was able to catch up with a couple of other old friends before I was deleted from the site. (One presumes for monkey poetry and bad body odor)

Anyways, I wanted to repost a poem about Maureen, and ask everyone to maybe say a little prayer for her and her family and friends.

cards with Moe