I didn't know Nadia very well, but I think this song can resonate with people in terms of other people who affect our lives even after they've passed on.
Jenny Hammer's Song for Nadia
10/08/17
There’s one fewer in our midst;
Her
absence brings us grieving
Yet
a solace knowing this:
All
she’s left before her leaving--
Left
us with her visions, light, and song.
Altered,
thus, the rest of us go on;
So
she stays, changing ways and is not gone.
Fly
across the waters.
Arc
across the sky, beyond the moon, beyond the sun.
Join
the ancient others;
Your
dance of life’s not done.
Your
dance of life’s not done.
Child
of muses, child of dreams!
Matter
is not what is seems.
It’s
the flutter, not the wings
That’s
the lasting of all things.
You
flew and still you fly.
You
flew and still you fly.
You
flew and still you fly.
You
flew and still you . . .
Fly
across the waters.
Arc
across the sky, and then continue past the sun.
Join
the ancient others;
You
flew and still you fly.
You
danced, you sang, and I, now
Fly
across the waters.
Arc
across the sky, beyond the moon, beyond the sun,
Joining
all the others
To
celebrate this one.
We
celebrate this one.
All
celebrate this one and
Fly.
Fly
across the waters.
Arc
across the sky, beyond the moon, beyond the sun.
Join
the ancient others.
Your
difference is not done.
Your
difference is not done.
Your
difference is not done.
Oh,
fly.
Fly.
Fly.
