Jerry, my friend,
you've done it again,
even in your silence
the familiar pressure
comes to bear, demanding
I pull words from the air
with only this morning
and part of the afternoon
to compose an ode worthy
of one so particular
about every turn of phrase,
demanding it hit home
in a thousand ways
before making it his own,
and this I can't do alone.
Now that the singer is gone,
where shall I go for the song?
Without your melody and taste
to lend an attitude of grace
a lyric is an orphan thing,
a hive with neither honey's taste
nor power to truly sting.
What choice have I but to dare and
call your muse who thought to rest
out of the thin blue air,
that out of the field of shared time,
a line or two might chance to shine --
As ever when we called,
in hope if not in words,
the muse descends.
How should she desert us now?
Scars of battle n her brow,
bedraggled feathers on her wings
and yet she sings, she sings!
May she bear thee to thy rest,
the ancient bower of flowers
beyond the solitude of days,
the tyranny of hours --
the wreath of shining laurel lie
upon your shaggy head,
bestowing power to play the lyre
to legions of the dead.
If some part of that music
is heard in deepest dream,
or on some breeze of Summer
a snatch of golden theme,
we'll know you live inside us
with love that never parts
our good old Jack O' Diamonds
become the King of Hearts.
I feel your silent laughter
at sentiments so bold
that dare to step across the line
to tell what must be told,
so I'll just say I love you
which I never said before
and let it go at that old friend,
the rest you may ignore.
Birth Date: August 1, 1942
Death Date: August 9, 1995
Once just before i got to the station, one of the guys called and told me to bring some coffee along. I thought i had heaps of coffee in the pantry so i said no problem. Turns out i only had decaf in the pantry. Needless to say, the blokes were not happy, and it was 2130 hrs so all the shops were closed as well.
"There are only two things that i know are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. And im not so sure about the former."
For all the life of me, i cant see a firefighter going to hell. At least not for very long. We would end up putting out all the fires and annoying the devil too much.
Originally posted by PattyV Once just before i got to the station, one of the guys called and told me to bring some coffee along. I thought i had heaps of coffee in the pantry so i said no problem. Turns out i only had decaf in the pantry. Needless to say, the blokes were not happy, and it was 2130 hrs so all the shops were closed as well.
Shall I presume the DeCaf kept everyone awake??
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I would have kept quiet but it has decaf on the label. I think its is still at the station; untouched.
"There are only two things that i know are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. And im not so sure about the former."
For all the life of me, i cant see a firefighter going to hell. At least not for very long. We would end up putting out all the fires and annoying the devil too much.
Don't you have like a WaL-mart or 7-11 or something there in the land down under??? I mean my gosh first no parsley now no coffee!!!! What is this world coming too??? God Bless America live in the land of the free with a 24 hour grocery store... Sorry about your luck man.
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