he was mistaken

 

it wasnt the weight of their deaths that confounded him

rather he struggled the weight of their transformationstruggled to affirm honour  relate to their beliefs

he loved them deeply

they were irreplaceable 

he hoped desperately that they did indeed transform

                                                        that spars formedtheir sails filled with whitehot or coolblue breaths of rare atmosphere and that they sped unerringly to their destinations on fleet ochreyellow sienna wings gloriouslyconceived one with them as a birds butterflys dragonflys

    

1323,  Twosday,  5  6. 18

1514,  Saturday,  10  7. 21

Jefferson Starship  All Fly Away  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48dKEtrK7xU