On another poetry site, a contest asked participants to write their own eulogy, so here is mine.
Caren was a poet, an artist, a painter, a player. She played mostly with children For they delighted her All the days of her life Her own children grew up, so she taught school So she could play with other children She played them chess, board games, word games. She loved brain quest games especially. Caren was a gamer. She played about four hours a day. Scrabble and Words with Friends. She had many real friends too. Most of them know she wants Puff the Magic Dragon played at her funeral. She loved the 70’s, being a hippie, and Helen Reddy. Especially “I am Woman.” She was fun, funny, and fantastic. I know because I am her muse, Trixie. Yes, she named me. That is how she was.
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