It was at HOBY, when we first met

Struck out like a home run, I won’t forget

Since then, we ran with it, point after point,

till match point was there, everything was set

You lovely short, blond haired, fellow

characteristically cheery for someone as tall

Always bright, never mellow,

you would always be happy when I call

Soon came the struggle,

 it hit like a flood

The pounding and crashing, 

life came in with a thud

The entrance of school, stress

She became a mess

Inconsistent messages,

like a shadow in a dress

Anna, my watchtower in the sky

Watching over me all day and night

In the arc of the harsh, bright light

You stand there, silent and upright

Despite all the height

You lean on the railing

Staring in the distance

At something prevailing

Perhaps work, perhaps stress, perhaps life,

 The very thing that made you a mess

But you will make it through that strife

I have hope in you, and nothing less

Chorus

My dear Anna, forever apart

My cornerstone, my Eden

Our connection, now depart