Soul of a sunset

The teacher who contacted me about my former student mentioned that she and the students are going to create a scrapbook of memories and she asked if I wanted to contribute.
The piece I sent was short - my abiding memories of Chelsea all contained a smile. She was one of the kindest, sweetest teenagers I have known. As part of the piece I also said that I will see her soul / spirit in every sunrise and every sunset. The first one I've captured was tonight.
I did actually get out today although have still been rather tearful about everything.
I lost 3 inches, but of what????? Answers on a postcard please.