Monday, June 4, 2012

Poetry Monday

Today's Poetry Monday is in honor of the fictional Lane Pryce, who will be deeply missed. It was not a surprising end for him but tragic nonetheless.




On the Suicide of a Friend
by Reed Whittemore


Some there are who are present at such occasions,
And conduct themselves with appropriate feeling and grace.
But they are the rare ones. Mostly the friends and relations
Are caught playing cards or eating miles from the place.
What happens on that dark river, or road, or mountain
Passes unnoticed as friend trumps loved one's ace.
Perhaps he knew this about them--worse, he did not,
And raged over the brink of that road or mountain
Thinking at least they'd remember before they forgot.
Either way, now he is dead and done with that lot.


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