Someone is Missing Someone is missing˜ a crafter of quiet, A beacon of love in the midst of riot; Someone whose laughter scattered the thunder, Someone who saw through eyes of wonder; Someone who reckoned hate a blindness, Someone who smothered fault with kindness; Someone who wore her learning lightly, Someone whose gentleness chided us slightly; Someone who fashioned her heart a palace, Someone whose innocence walled out malice; Someone who harnessed hurt to healing, Someone who knew just how you were feeling; Someone whose painterly eye saw through you, Someone who loved you before she knew you; Someone who never called in her marker: Someone is missing. And life is darker. Felix Dennis