Patrick loved the poetry of W. S. Merwin, so when my friend Terry sent me a link to this poem, I knew that it needed to be shared here, on the anniversary of Patrick’s passing.

The following link is an authorized reprint, found on the Poetry Foundation web site. For your convenience, I’ve also included a screen shot of the page.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43118/for-the-anniversary-of-my-death