Karl was my age. He died of Renal failure at 59


A Melody on His Lips

He is a fisherman
In the creamy surf
Casting a line
Whose whistling whine
Whispers a melody on his lips

He is a musician
Who knows the hymnal
Of sounds that sooth
His restless spirit
Playing forever in his mind

He is a woodsman
Where a trail calls
Where a bird sings
Where the pine trees lean

He is a carpenter
Whose hands shape
A translated version
Of his task seen
That his mind observed

He is a humorist
Who creates a laugh
With a stab of razor wit
That sears a surprise
When we know it is coming

He is a fisherman
He is a woodsman
He is a musician
He is a humorist

As the surf curls
When he casts a line
Whose whistling whine
Sings a melody on his lips




Poetry by Kee Zealy The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2012-05-31 at 08:32

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countryfog
He must have been a remarkable man, and worthy of this remarkable poem, more than an elegy really, a celebration certainly of someone who touched your life no doubt as gracefully and gratefully as the evocative and loving images you've made. I envy your having known him.
2012-05-31