Homage to the Maestro

Maestro Richard L. Schneider

March 5, 1936 — January 31, 1997

Ararat

He came as much to teach the timing of the choosing of a seat,

As much to dream, as any journey to the center of a heart

To resolutely set the unsure compass of its years.

It's flaws that make a man, and mark the course

 His genius runs throughout the voyage of his sleep,

Until he finds the rudder of an ark,

But on a higher, finer ground.