Elica Rizmal Poem by Francis Duggan

She died in a horrific motoring accident close to her Monbulk abode
Her life from her was taken on the Belgrave Kallista road
Elica Rizmal Vinko's beloved wife at rest forever more
And her spirit is in Slovenia far from Australia's shore.

On S B S on the Slovenian program her voice became well known
And in the Yarra Ranges they claimed her as their own
A warm, kind and friendly person with a lovely smiling face
Sad to think she's gone forever and none to take her place.

How heartbreaking for her husband Vinko and their children such a heavy cross they bear
For the Elica Rizmals of the World to say the least are rare
And how sad for the Yarra Ranges community they have lost a marvellous friend
And sad to think in such a way that her life's journey did end.

Though it can be said of Elica that she did not warrant such a fate
'Twas a privilege to have known her and her life we should celebrate
For to help out other people she went out of her way
And she was one in her life who made a new friend every day.