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"There are only two things that we know
of that are infinite-the universe and man's stupidity. And we're not sure about the universe."
-Albert Einstein

I believe that everything that dances
Dances out of love.
I believe in what I see
Because for a moment-long as a thought lasts-the cormorants were dancing in the sky for me.
It was silent, it was lovely, and all around us, and all inside us,
But for a moment-long as a thought lasts-
The cormorants were dancing in the sky for me.
I know that I was looking for any kind of sign and may have created what I did not really see, but I swear by my honor, and I swear by my love, the cormorants were dancing in the sky for me.

When I can have as romance
the graceful ballet of an endless sea,
when I can have as passion-play the lovely waltz I witnessed today,
Then I'll join the birds in their dance.

I believe that everything that dances
Dances out of love.
I believe in what I think I see
Because for a moment-
long as a thought lasts-
the cormorants were dancing in the sky for me.
The cormants were dancing in the sky for me.

-Dennis James Gomes, April 2000

Devoted, committed and big-hearted. These are the three words that come to mind when I think of Dennis. This is how he went about life. He took this approach to his family, who he loved very deeply. He also took the same approach to baseball. Dennis was crazy about the New York Yankees. Whenever I think of Dennis, I will think of him either at Las Vegas watching a game or playing with his daughter, as the sound of Jazz filled the house.

-Manny Polanco

 
 
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