December 24, 2011

Eulogy for a Poet

the old man went

His silver tongue
graces heaven

Time to rhyme
The jig is up
words falter...

Our joe has passed
He had his say
The world is now
at a loss, sadly

His works spoke depth
To others breadth
Old man has a lot
To emote during
his time alive

We will keep hope
That our drifts
Can keep on the path
The old dude started
When he chose words
that inspire poets ...

Joseph Rossignol passed away last weekend after a several year battle with Alzheimer's disease. I remember when he fell at Toketee and the angels allowed for rescue - it seemed as though his time was then and the rest of his life was attempting to recover from the creeping darkness that haunts our souls, when we don't leave at the proper time. We give our support to Andre, the last of the line - namaste' brother.

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