I had it for a moment.

A relationship with great promise

Fulfillment spilling everywhere.

As happens when you make a change in someone’s life,

once they pass back to you in a wonderful consolation;

peace and joy you can share with all around.

 

Then they are gone,

moved to a “better” teacher,

a more challenging challenge,

steeper slopes.

 

Now I have to move on, and rejoice in their success and my own loss.