They will speak highly of his name.
They will toast him as if their own.
That will not doubt him, for it has been said…
“He is great”.
He has stood as all men stand…
And been counted.
… And shall be counted as one …
That was great.
For he spoke of truth…
And truths wisdom.
He spoke of honesty in all things that needed honesty.
He spoke of love…
How sweetly he spoke of love.
He spoke of all things that pained us…
Of all things that once was…
But now… just a memory…
Just because…
He shall be known as a great man.
Not for the buildings that bear his name…
Or the street corner where others will gather.
Nor for where the swans bathe in summers afternoon sun.
But for the man he was…
A great man.
