Farewell SimonA Poem by alternative_beDutch poet Simon Vinkenoog died July 12th... He is the "Old Poet" in my poem with the same name.
Eyes and ears of the nation
With never ending imagination
Pathos was your cheek
Your joy every picture’s compliment
Infecting your readers
Letting us long in awe
Nearly every day
Leading us astray
Wandering through
Your never ending stories
Words promoted to gems
Gave you everything to express yourself
Your discoveries, instantly shared
A media figure? No, more credit! Pretty please!
Master of eclectics
Reformer of heuristics
No stuffy library for you
Online media suited you fine
Driven by Sturm und Drang
Driven, driven and suddenly: ‘Bang’
We wished for you to live towards eternity
Only alchemists knew how …
Sadly but alas, their tireless efforts in vain
Remained to no avail
They refused to break ancient codes
Denying your raving poetic quests
No ‘herb’ was able to help you now
For you have left us
I am writing, hoping, maybe
You will remembered in our thoughts.
© 2009 alternative_be |
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1 Review Added on July 18, 2009 Authoralternative_beSomewhere in the country ..., BelgiumAboutDear all, I'm a 46 year old woman living in Europe. My passions are: reading, writing, poetry, blogging, languages, nature, walking, making friends. Curious? Who am I? You can read it all in th.. more..Writing
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