I knew him only briefly,
 but felt his heart to be
 wrought from finest gold
 and marked with rare sincerity.
 
 His manner kind and gentle, 
 I have no doubt he brought
 consolation, strength and faith
 to those he humbly taught. 
 
 He’d reached a place of steadfast peace 
 and thus his presence flowed 
 from here to his eternal rest,
 in love’s divine abode. 
 
In memoriam P.H. 1934 - 2020