MOVED
He was moved once
Yea twice
But kept his emotions under wraps
He deflected their noticing looks
With a quip or two – producing doubts
They continued to discuss the matters at hand
After the brief acknowledgement (in civility given)
For not everyone knew the deceased as he did
The organisation got organised
Laying out it’s course of action
Man the boats, hands to the pump and plow
Get on with the business of why we are here
Slowly the many things to be done
Surfaced and swallowed all other considerations
At last the meeting ended
He went out and wept