Steve McLeod
August, 1944 – May, 2015
I’m glad
i picked Chanterelles
with you
sodden shoes
walking
up
hill
in the
Rain
Birds
like bookends
of Song
and Us,
bounding from topic
to
topic
paused
to uncover
a mud-laden
truffle of thought
still pungent
and ripe
with laughter
Photo by Frank Fecker
This scenic moment serves as a beautiful tribute to Steve. Thank you, Vinny. He respected you and was grateful for your company.
It took some work to coax Steve into the bookshop to meet you, not long after you moved to town. Socially, he was more caterpillar than butterfly. Yet I assured him it would be in the spirit of the afternoon soirees he enjoyed with Michael Burgess and Billy Hults. I knew he’d appreciate the chance to engage in deeper conversation.
Steve and I became closer after Billy and Michael died. The will to connect can be strengthened in the wake of loss, as we experience the mystery of human contact. Let’s pass those stones around at a memorial soiree for Steve, soon to be announced.
A memorial soiree for Steve will be held on June 24, 6 pm at the American Legion in Cannon Beach.
Thanks, Vinny. Love this. Simple and sweet & powerfully poignant – hope there will be music at his soiree as he also danced well.
Thank you Sharon 🙂 lets make sure of it, Music would be so welcome and relevant…