<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear edling and lgpolicy lists' family,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:18.6667px">I thought about sharing this poem with you all as a reflection in memories of professor Bernard Spolsky and a moral support of those in the fields who had the privilege to closely work with him. - David Balosa</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">When A Big Tree Falls - Poem</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">When a big tree falls,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sadness covers the entire forest</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">More tears for the trees in its surroundings</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Yet still tears in the global ecology.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sadness, tears, void, shocks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Memories no one can displace and replant!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">When a big tree falls,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sadness covers the entire forest</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">More tears for the trees in its surroundings</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Yet still tears in the global ecology.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Like these big trees,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">So, are gone—Terry and Spolsky!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sadness, tears, void, shocks</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The sun may not shine over</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This deep night of sadness!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Oh, my heart - </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14pt">breaking down!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Oh, my friends- hugs of support!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Global language ecologists</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12p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