Beautiful Ponette has Died.

i remember when we met six years ago on the promontory
and i immediately loved her
and my favorite film was her name, Ponette,
and every time i saw her i hugged her
and saw that little girl in her eyes, big and round and dewy dark
and i saw jim out walking and her absence beside him as she always was
and i loved her and she's gone
and i did not get to say goodbye,
goodbye,
Ponette
my love.