Be not sad in her/
passing, but be glad that her/
wake overlapped yours.
OR
Don’t sorrow in her/
passing. Rise! Rise! knowing her/
wake overlapped yours.
Written to a friend who’d met and been touched by Dr. Maya Angelou, who was bemoaning her passing. My friend had written this about their meeting: http://bellavox.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/my-inspiration-started-long-ago-and-peaked-the-night-i-ate-dinner-with-maya-angelou/
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