I was saddened yesterday to read of the passing of the American poet Andrea Gibson at the young age of 49. Here is A lovely, beautiful, and uplifting obituary of poet and activist Andrea Gibson. “One of the last things Andrea said on this plane was, ‘I fucking loved my life.’”

“I wish you were here autumn is the hardest season the leaves are all falling and they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground and the trees are naked and lonely I keep trying to tell them new leaves will come around in the spring but you can’t tell trees those things they’re like me they just stand there and don’t listen I wish you were here I’ve been missing you like crazy I’ve been hazy eyed staring at the bottom of my glass again thinking of that time when it was so full”