Carry the Traveler

Dear Friends and Family,

John passed away peacefully early this morning. 

I have so much to say, but can't find the words now, so I will just post his.  I'm not sure exactly when he wrote this.  I found it this afternoon as I was beginning to feel the impact of the huge, empty space that his big personality once filled.  It gave me comfort.  

Be like water

I would like to be like water,
travel all around, go underground,
rise to the sky, see the world,
swim with the dolphins and whales,
save a thirsty soul,
pour off a sweating body,
fly to the sky,
dance with lightning and jam with thunder,
then drop like a rock in a hail of joy,
cover the earth with the
white pureness of my spirit,
feed the flowers and the trees,
carry the traveler,
never wanting, just being.