Talk of People Gone
Let us talk of people gone.
Of Lanky, whose gentle ways belied the harsh stab of the needle.
Of Geof who left to meet the train.
Of Tony who shouted loudly that he was still here but isn’t.
Of Danny who took his last taxi ride.
Of Hat for whom it was always straight on.
Of Tony who strode up mountains.
Of Megan who loved Harper too.
Of Paul who talked in cockney rhyme.
Of Graham who held great parties.
Of all companions on a journey to nowhere.
Who tested time
And tasted life.
Who lived and loved
And found eternity.
Who sought rhyme and alliterations in random words
And found the truth.
Let us talk of friends.
Opher 14.12.2025
The older you get the more friends drop out of life into forever and are lost.
They live on in our cherished memories as part of us.
They helped make us who we are.
We are all on this short journey between there and here and over.
Always over.
The in between is so short.
But let us talk of those who are gone and remember with love and fondness.