Visions of The Reaper?

I thought I saw 

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p style=”font-family:’Helvetica Neue’, Arial, sans, sans-serif;”>But was unsure 

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A meditation on lossĀ 

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News received
Unpleasantly
Deeply tinged
With sadness

Into a mirror
Gazing, wondering,
Unshaven for this
Weekend
Grey dominates
My beard

Change comes,
Celebrated at times
Or with dread
But it comes
Inevitably

Flame flutters
Victim of the breeze
Candles flicker
Departing from
Pedestals
Into the
Stars