Arvo enjoyed playing scrabble. Here is a"Scrabble Poem" tribute to Arvo, jokingly retitled "SPELL FOR CREATION". Scrabble Letters connect to make words, and words connect to make worlds. Our friend Arvo created worlds of friends across the globe, all linked together by the essence of love which was reflected by his dated of birth, Valentine's Day, February 14, 1937. The poem includes letters from A to O, as in ArvO, with the letter O being especially highlighted in the poem. The actual title of the poem is "A Spell for Creation", by Kathleen Raine, written in the 1960's. A SPELL FOR CREATION, by Kathleen Raine Within the flower there lies a seed, Within the seed there springs a tree, Within the tree there spreads a wood. In the wood there burns a fire, And in the fire there melts a stone, Within the stone a ring of iron. Within the ring there lies an O, Within the O there looks an eye, In the eye there swims a sea, And in the sea reflected sky, And in the sky there shines the sun, Within the sun a bird of gold. Within the bird there beats a heart, And from the heart there flows a song, And in the song there sings a word. In the word there speaks a world, A world of joy, a world of grief, From joy and grief there springs my love. Oh love, my love, there springs a world, And on the world there shines a sun, And in the sun there burns a fire, Within the fire consumes my heart, And in my heart there beats a bird, And in the bird there wakes an eye, Within the eye, earth, sea and sky, Earth, sky and sea within an O Lie like the seed within the flower. Arvo was a true friend, in every sense.