Poem to remember Dr. Wenbo Li - by by Frank Gao, from Moscow Idaho
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My sorrow is negligible compared with that of Sunny
Who just lost her wonderful husband and life accompany
My sorrow is negligible compared with that of Jimmy
Who just lost his dearest father and best friend
My sorrow is negligible compared with that of his aged parents
Who had already suffered the loss of their only other son;
Indeed, my sorrow is much lighter
Because it is shared by his many friends
From USA to China to German to Russia, all over the world
Yet, the sorrow is still too heavy for my heart to withhold
As Xia and Yimin sobbing at the other end of the phone line
And Qiman mourning in Hongkong,
I finally burst into cry---
No! Wenbo, you cannot leave now!
I had planned to visit you in March
And at your invitation, I will attend the Chengdu conference in June
We just have some many things planned,
You see, last night, I was still working on your conjecture on a Gaussian
inequality.
I remember you attracted me into the wonderful world of small ball when my
son asked me how small a small ball is while playing his snow ball.
I know you enjoy wine, and I often persuade you to drink less
But tonight, I will buy you a bottle of Maotai
And with a piece of napkin, we will discuss the small ball of Brownian sheet
But, you have already left
You have gone forever
For the door of heaven is designed in such a way that
Once you enter it, you are not allowed to come back
I know you are enjoying all the wonderful peace in heaven
But I just miss your smile
In March when the soil gets warmer
I will plant all the vegetable seeds you mailed to me
As you see red-hearted Northeastern turnips growing in our garden
I know you will be smiling
fuchang
29th January 2013