As your faithful limbs grew old and weary

and you wished for eternal sleep

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Compositions still coursing through your mind 

 of lofty mountains and tranquil lakes

of aerial birds and darting fish 

and panda in thick bamboo wood

 elusive and misty still

 

Your craft full of life and hope and love 

Timeless always, never dull or fading

Like you, a person of kindness and grace

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Though your mind forever sharp

Your time drew close my dearest Ma

 to rest your toilworn being

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With gratitude I thank you deeply for You

 and your eloquent art

Their forms and shapes speak and breathe

as if you were here

 teaching us life as it enfolds 

 that we all share the same universe 

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And no matter what fortunes or misfortunes befall us

We are not alone in joy and pain 

 

Forever inspiring, your creations are here to speak 

 of  hope and love