Dear Amatullah:

It is said the internet
Is not a sound medium
For making friends,
That behind pleasant veneers
May lurk sinister intention;
That even where good intention lies
Real knowledge cannot be
Achieved.

But they did not read
You
Did not know
The joyful
Amiable
Rhyming
Encouraging
Humble
Generous
Electronic self
Behind which
Lay a real person
Shining through
Every word
Deep of faith
And love
Caring for people
for words
for Joy.

I never met you
Person to person
But faith,
Delight in life
Desire to lift others up
To enrich their lives
Shone through
Your every post
Your every email.
Veener?
I do not think so
It was your true soul
That shone through.