I wasn’t sure what I was really trying to convey when I wrote the story behind this poem, but it’s become a little clearer to me now. He was a person who taught and showed people things without them knowing or even realizing they had learned anything or had changed by coming into contact with him. So even though all those typical details that we associate with memory disappear, the meanings and the teachings he gave are left behind.
I don’t know. It’s difficult to articulate well.
But he was a man with a lot give.
That's so beautiful to know, even though he's no more I am sure his legacy still lives on.