Toby’s Light:

By: Chani Slonim

Your light was so bright
your smile so clear
you lifted our hearts
sweet music you would share

The light is now dimmer
As we picture you here
So tangible, yet not
It is too much to bear

Taken in a flash
You left a void so deep
The emptiness we feel
And for that we weep

Countless people you touched
With a smile so warm
You brightened days
Lives you transformed

So very young
you were taken away
yet your goal you accomplished
You lived fully every day

The impression you made
Will stay with us always
Toby, your pure light shines
And we bask in your rays