I remember...For Robin

The first time I saw you.

It was on that TV show;

You know the one

About those high school kids

From my parents' younger, happy days.

You were from another world,

An alien in that strange land;

Arriving in an egg-shaped ship

To challenge and subdue the gang.

An epic battle then ensued

Between the coolest dude and you.

But even though you froze the rest,

The Fonz's thumb was proved the best!

From that first encounter

You made me laugh;

And throughout the many intervening years

You skillfully brought more laughter,

Excitement, thoughtfulness, and even tears.

From the time I first saw you

When I was a child

You have made my life richer,

And now I feel the passing of the years.

For today they told me the news:

A light has gone out of the world!

Tears.