from Donato Mancini,  "Candles in the Wind" at ditch

It took me some time to realise that Marilyn Monroe, Lady Di, and Tuk, the last polar bear, were all 36 years old at the time of their deaths. Obviously, I had found a perfect basis for a series of poems. 6 years later, I would be further along with the series (aiming for 36 Candles, of course) except for the severe difficulty of the form, and the other strict constraints including, crucially, that I have sincere feelings for the subject of the tribute...