My Friend Vernan

VERNANS PAIN DUE AGAIN, AGAIN HE SHOWS HEROIC STRENGTH ALL, IN VAIN, HIS BODY HALTS, SAYS “STOP THE PAIN ‘’ CRUMBLE STUMBLES FAILS TO OVER POWER THE EVIL’S CLAIM TO HIS DOMAIN THE TRIBE THAT LOVES LOOKS ON DISTRAUGHT AND UNABLE TO HELP TRIES LOVES SUPPORT RETURN TO SAY GOODBY GAUNT THE WILD MAN'S ON HIS WAY BEHIND EYES CLOSED SO TIGHT '' WE'VE, COME TO SAY GOODBY '' A CARESS A FLUTTER, A SMILE A DISTANT LOOK THAT RECOGNIZES, FORGIVES, SAYS ADIEU MARGARET'S IMAGE HOVERS CLOSE AS JACKIE KEEPS A WEARY, TEARFUL WATCH OVER DAD, HIS FEET AND HANDS NOT WASTED LIKE THE VIBRANT VERN I KNEW A BODY LEFT BEHIND THAT NIGHT AS OFF HE GOES TO TEAR AHEAD '' REMOVED,'' SAY YOU I THINK ' ' OUR MAN ABOVE IS EXPECTING YOU'' TRUE ! FORGIVENESS DUE THOSE LEFT BEHIND HOPE TO GATHER ANOTHER TIME HIS TRIBAL PALS WILL SPREAD MEMORIES AND ASHES THE FISHES WAY AND TREAD AGAIN HIS SORGINE, HE'S OFT AND LEFT US WITH OUR LOVE AND CARING TRUE OUR MORTAL FEARS SUSPENDED AS WE MOURN AND CARE LAUGH AND REMEMBER HE GOES AHEAD FOR HIS AGENDA IS '' FORGE THE WAY '' AND WAIT, ADIEU, GOD BLESS, HERE'S TO YOU A GLASS OR TWO WE RAISE IN PRAISE NOW, AND AGAIN MAGGIE! ARE YOU COMING? JOAN AND THE OTHERS WILL BE ALONG LATER