1601. Remembering Omar Vega

Omar Vega
Was a star
Extinguished
Far
Too young.
A dancer
World
Famous
Known
For his
Milonga
And tango
Preeminence,
He graced
And danced
With all of us.
He was
Quick to love
And a man
Of passion.
He made
Every woman
Feel that she
Was the center
Of his attention -
Herself a star
In his imagination.
We dancers
Learned of his
Untimely death
Through impersonal
Email
And mid-party
Announcements,
Hardly worthy
Of his gifts
To us.
We heard
We'd lost
A favorite
Local lady's man,
Character, and
Tango compatriot.
This man,
Who made
Me feel
Like the best
Dancer
Every time
We waltzed
Together,
Who held me
In tango's
Close
Embrace,
And told me I
Have an angel's
Face,
Will be missed
And fondly
Remembered.
Never a romantic
Partner but
A favored
One in dance,
This friend is
Now laid
To rest.
May there be
Milongas,
Tango music,
And love
For Omar
Every day
And night
In heaven.

Watch videos of Omar Vega in performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQKVtiYSMNA&NR=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8iC4w5plT0Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpvVMvPVmN8


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