Lea Henry and the Henry Tree

Forty-nine years ago at East Carolina University, my friend Lea Henry posed for me in her favorite tree on campus. I always called it the Henry Tree. I lost contact with Lea when she move to California. I began a search for her over thirty years ago and I recently discovered that she passed away at the age of thirty-eight from complications of breast cancer. So I paint this memory of you, Lea. Does my love show?

Fine Arts, Painting
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"PASSINGS"
I was left behind
I looked for you
But you were gone
Did you see me?
Did you call my name?
I am fighting with emotions
Feeling abandoned
Feeling lost
Standing here taking up space
Wrong and out of place
Then I remember the gift you gave me
And I have a reason to be
Your memory saves me
It recreates me
With this love
I know I will never be
Alone
Ron Richard Baviello


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