One Day Neil Went Away
Forewarned of his coming…
The speckled shoes
Gave him away
A flawed character
Indeed
Grew up
In a small Texas town
A flawed beginning
His sorrow
Always
With him
Loved color and paint
The smoke
The drink
…And Maggie
To see him on the road
Trudging to town
To buy the smokes
The drink
Eeyore came to mind
(Oh, where was Winnie the Pooh
When we needed him)
A giant of a man
Wise and wondrous
Dumb as a stump
Never disappointed
In his intellect
Inappropriate
More often than not
Good as could be
Worthless to a fault
Heart of gold
Full of love
Tears often
Filled his eyes…
For you…
For me…
For all that he could see
Lived life in deep
Valley of sadness
Tried to change
His fate
Without luck
One day Neil
Went away
Note: In loveing memory of my friend, Neil. He went away on Saturday, and is not expected to return. I have selected an image of Taos Mountain, Neil loved Taos.
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