I said I was game, so Lizzy suggested a line to me. "So close, yet so far away." As this lovely line has seven syllables, at first I was stuck in haiku:
our friend the mountainand
so close, yet so far away
in her shade we grow
your words level meand
so close, yet so far away
funny thing, choices
sitting side by side
so close, yet so far away
i want to hold your hand
Then I wrote this poem. I like it. It's called Anne.
silver bells
through the mountain
interminable drive
it feels like rain
an angel, a saint
laid hands on me
healed me
pushed me forward
jazz, violets
photographs of you
your children
your friends
your words
with me
through me
so close, yet so far away