Monday, April 8, 2013

He Died Last Week


                              ... he died last week / alone in a nursing home

                                                                                   ... this man who once fanned nineteen men 

        ... men who could knock the cover off the ball





Poem by guest poet, Cletis Stump: https://twitter.com/cletisthepoet

Photograph by Scott Silver

5 comments:

  1. It is odd how we seek to leave a legacy that will go unnoticed 15 minutes after our death. Still, better to make the world better even if no one notices.

    I found this to be a little sad. Made me think. If he was happy with the ways things went than it was a successful life.

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    1. Thank you so much, Bill, for reading and commenting.

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  2. Thank you for posting this my friend ... The image is very appropriate for my micropoem ... worn and fading ... evocative of a life lived ...

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    1. I'm honored by your presence here. Yes, that ball speaks... I'm so grateful you introduced micro-poetry to me. Thank you...

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