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Somebody Lost Someone Today

(St Valentine’s day 1992) Most Valentine poems are about love and rightly so, but this is a true story and needed to be told. Somebody lost someone today. His mangled body on the refinery grounds did lie. They were working on him Them! That win most, but alas, they lost this one. I use to see him every morning, pedaling his cycle on the dark and misty corridors of Roscommon road, habitual instincts homing in towards the works chimney. Yes somebody lost someone today, the staidly traffic lights just carried on, wayfaring curiosity soon gone, life just keeps on and on, till tomorrow. Then! Somebody lost someone today. © Harry J Horsman 1992

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Date: 3/4/2012 3:30:00 PM
congrats on your contest win; a very thoughtful and different valentines poem, but I like different...and thank you for your appreciative words on my work, I'm so tardy in returning my comments!
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Date: 3/4/2012 6:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your win with this excellent piece Harry. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/4/2012 2:43:00 AM
Congratulations harry this is indeed asad tale but reminds us that things are not all hearts and flowers xx
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Date: 3/3/2012 9:44:00 PM
HARRY, Congratulations with your wonderful entry IN Olajide Adelana CONTEST ;-) well done~ALWAYS PD*
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Date: 3/3/2012 2:43:00 PM
Harry, this is a sad, compelling poem on the biker who died. Holidays are not celebrated the same by everyone. My grandfather and best friend died on Christmas Day and my father had his stroke on New Year's Day. I can really relate to your message here. A poem for my favorites. And congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/3/2012 1:45:00 PM
Harry congrats on your outstanding poem..David
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Date: 3/3/2012 12:35:00 PM
A touching write by you harry.Congrats on your win.
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Date: 1/20/2012 8:37:00 AM
well written poem.....a nice memorial!!
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Date: 1/19/2012 9:52:00 AM
The Sun rises and sets in with the predetermined Universal direction. Loved much ......., bl
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Date: 1/19/2012 7:46:00 AM
a moving piece so uniquely conceptualized and brilliantly implementes, harry.... wowie win if for the contest! :) huggs!
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Date: 1/18/2012 9:34:00 PM
OH,my, this is VERY good the way you took an everyday but horrible event and tried to put yourself into the shoes of those who mourn this man. So this happened on a Valentine's day ten years ago. Did you write it at that time or just recently, Harry?
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Date: 1/18/2012 4:05:00 PM
This is very sad.. quite moving.. hope you are ok.. I'm here if you need to talk
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Date: 1/17/2012 9:28:00 PM
you already captured my heart from the title Harry... a moving piece..
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Date: 1/17/2012 8:39:00 PM
this is sad Harry... thanks for sharing,..p.d.
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Date: 1/17/2012 1:23:00 PM
get ready for death before death is ready for you
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Date: 1/17/2012 9:18:00 AM
Life is so fragile and delicate.. we must make the most of each moment given us.. an excellent expression of human emotion Harry... good luck if for contest luv..
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Date: 1/17/2012 9:10:00 AM
True,somebody lost someone today,to -morrow....next week.Lost a bit of yours heart.Death and new life every day Harry.-oxox love from Anne-Lise
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