In Memory of Blueberry

An Elegy for Alexander “Blueberry” Wagenaar

By THLaird Colyne Stewart, January 2016 (AS 50)

We who remain on this day grieve

For one who felt he had to leave

For one whose memory we now weave

A man known for his laughter

A man well known hereafter.

A hero to the young, so smart,

For he himself was young at heart

For children always did his part

But now his seat is empty

His hat lain by a dead tree.

A fighter too, he faced the lists,

And trained with sabers in his fists

And grinned and laughed with every twist

But now his swords are broken

With so much left unspoken.

For dice and games he held great love

And strove to be the winner of

To get to free bright Nike’s dove

But now the cards are undealt

So many feelings unfelt.

We who remain may never know

Just why you felt you had to go

But in your memory we will grow

We now will smile for you

We who will truly miss you.