----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE TALES OF AYELSFARN (An Aethereal Menagerie) (Second Edition) Copyright 1991 by Robert Bryan Reinhardt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes all original and revised poetry and prose ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Tales of Ayelsfarn; An Aetherial Managerie I (1985) The Tales of Ayelsfarn; An Aetherial Managerie II (1991) Copyright 1985, 1991 by Robert Bryan Reinhardt ISBN 0-8059-2988-6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ .c2. Letter in memoriam My dearest Jeanne Theresa, Know ye that I treasure yet The fond memory of our past And forever will the thought Of your soul and mine together Be held in my heart And that this, my fondest wish, Will always last. I cannot even begin to measure The value of the gift you gave me, Though forever will the gift I treasure Last and add to your so special memory. It may have seemed that your influence Caused me greater harm than good, but reckon thee That those things you unwittingly taught me Did indeed spark many good changes in my soul. And though I thought the opposite once before, Know ye further that I'll cherish your memory that much more. I don't know how in these few words to convey How much I miss you and to the extent I would like to thank you for the gift you gave me. I just hope and pray that we will be together again one day, Just one kiss away. -------------------------------------------------------- / / /__,_ _ o ____ /_ __. __ /_) (_