Isa Always Song

Isa always sang.
Not for an audience just because the song was there.

I saw her on Valentine’s Day,
14th of February,
95 years deep into the world.
We chewed the fat,
laughed slowly,
and let the past wander back into the room
as if it had never left.

She outlived so many.
She carried them with her.

Today, Isa slipped back into the great chorus —
back to Bobby,
back to Carol,
back to Eddy,
and to all the voices that went ahead
to hold the harmony open.

The song I will always hear her in is Crazy.
Maybe because life is.
Maybe because love is.
Maybe because singing it meant you felt something deeply enough
to let it out.

This one’s for you, Isa.
For the laughter.
For the stories.
For the night we shared.
For the song that never really ends.

Crazy…