At last you’ve left and gone
In the invisible;
How marvellous the way you
Quit this world.
You ruffled your feathers and,
Breaking free of your cage,
You took to the air, bound for
Your soul’s world.…
A love-sick nightingale among owls,
You caught
The scent of rose and flew to
The rose garden.
Mevlana Jalalu’ddin Rumi (1207-1273) poem in memory of Lucia S. Siglos (1921 – 2000)