<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font>that day </font></div><div><br></div><div><i> for bill kortum</i></div><div><br></div><div>down poured</div><div>the rain</div><div>backlit</div><div>shimmering drops</div><div>puddle smash</div><div><br></div><div>the edge</div><div>is seen</div><div>unknown</div><div>to fear</div><div>your pace </div><div>is relative</div><div><br></div><div>cast</div><div>your legacy</div><div>far wide</div><div>everywhere</div><div>in between</div><div><br></div><div>your presence</div><div>in the present</div><div>made</div><div>future sense</div><div><br></div><div>fierce kind</div><div>effective</div><div>gentleman warrior.</div><div><br></div><div><font><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>- Richard Retecki</font></div></body></html>