Matthew Anish Poet Free verse

Gone From the Earth

My father was an educator and a fine pianist
He was a composer - who set 8 of my poems to music 
He loved the romantic poets
Especially Wordsworth and Tennyson
He put out a cultural news letter
He was disappointed that I did not become an attorney
Poets rarely make the money that lawyers do 
There have been lawyer/poets - Louis Zukofsky was one
I miss my father
I listened to Eddie Fischer sing "Oy,mine papa" the other day 
and cried

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M. L. Kiser October 20, 2018 at 2:02 PM Is there anything on this earth better than music? To lose a composer is a real loss; to lose anyone creative and self-expressive is even worse. I know you must miss your Dad; I also believe he's watching over you. Well done Matthew.