Today we lost a champion
another of her stature
her tenacity, intelligence
won't likely bless our Court
for years to come

How tragic that her death
should come now before he's gone
the man who stands against
so much she's fought for

Another ugly battle
looms in Congress
but for now
let's remember her and
simply speak her praises

Giving thanks for one
who though absent from her post
will be present both
in memory and spirit

And may that spirit shake
the callous hearts of those
for whom justice for all
means for the privileged

Let her memory continue
to be a force for change
in the heart of this
suffering nation

I imagine her now
on the highest court of all
where each of us must stand
for judgement

Then her wisdom
her compassion
is blessing us again
like a good rain that ends
a dry season