Zeta Beta at Lafayette College
Marina
“A silence in our hearts...
and a cloud upon the soul.”
Your name evokes an ocean’s inner power,
Your smile has thawed many a frosty face,
Your caring heart was born of stars’ own shower,
Alive your eyes as blessed by nature’s grace.
Your family feels you still despite a stricken mind:
The touch of your voice upon a mother’s ear,
The dance of your step for a father’s arm to steer,
A brother’s bond to guide your gifts so dear.
Your laugh would sweep through us like truth in the wind.
At Lafayette you gave such times of joy to keep,
At Taft you learned to climb a challenge steep,
In caring, living well you showed us how to reap.
Marina, smile on us from up above,
For all we feel for you is naught but love.
Brian Denyer
October 2, 2009