Ode To An Ode
Oh words, such words, so highly prized
Tuned melody of mindfulness
Entwined in raucous revelry
You cause all present to feign blush.
Casting petals of pure praise
Love’s scented aura on display.
Echoes haunt the pendulum of time
As season’s dim the memory of youth
Passersby still nod – subtle salute
homage paid with quiet hearts not hands.
Those with ungrayed heads must wonder why
A hush ensues upon your passing bye.
Oh, words, pure words, unsullied song
That lingers on the lips after you are gone
For age has dulled the pen but not the mien
Carried over time the yellowed scene
Of glory etched upon a parchments face
A eulogy that time cannot erase.
John G. Lawless
©5/7/2021
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2022
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