My friend Nigel died recently. I met him when I was at school, and learning about jazz. He was a jazz fan of many years, so he introduced me to new areas of jazz.
Apart from listening to his records, we went to jazz gigs of course, also to the cinema, and just out for a drink.
Unfortunately he moved away before I left school, but he left a deep impression on me. RIP Nigel.

I was going to write a poem, but somehow it would not work. So I've gone back to trusty prose.