Elegiac poems are immediate and touching because they speak from the heart. I heard another one tonight at Sacred Grounds, and learned that a friend had passed away. It felt strange, because I just sent her an email this morning. She was one of the names on my mass email list.
A number of friends have died in the past years but their email addresses remain active. In a way the dearly departed have been immortalized. The communication is active, albeit one sided.
Death does not exist in cyber space. Memories are kept alive by Google and Youtube. It seems even easier to keep in touch with friends who are no longer around. They are just one button away.
