Remembering Toni - 8/21/1996

Last winter, one of the Women from the Full Moon WomenCircle at my church
met an untimely death.  Her name was Toni, and over the years, I had enjoyed
getting to know her.  She brought an elegance and magick into the
Circle that was uniquely her own.  I miss her very much.  

This writing by Nancy Wood was spoken at her memorial service and
I list it here in honor and memory of a beautiful being named Toni.

A long time I have lived with you
And now we must be going
Separately to be together.
Perhaps I shall be the wind
To blur your smooth waters
So that you do not see your face too much.
Perhaps I shall be the star
To guide your uncertain wings
So that you have direction in the night.
Perhaps I shall be the fire
To separate your thoughts
So that you do not give up.
Perhaps I shall be the rain
To open up the earth
So that your seed may fall.
Perhaps I shall be the snow
to let your blossoms sleep
So that you may bloom in spring.
Perhaps I shall be the stream
To play a song on the rock
So that you are not alone.
Perhaps I shall be a new mountain
So that you always have a home.