Ode To John Posey
He was one of the poets featured
in "Featured Poets" of the week
and when I read his writing
it was as though I heard him speak.
So I chose a link to follow him
reading every poem he wrote
He didn't disappoint me and
I loved each word he spoke.
As a 'newbie' to this gathering
of wordsmiths round the sphere
I chose him as 'first favorite'
of poets I could follow here.
But the first thing that I noticed
was the last poems listed here
he hadn't written anything
for much more than a year.
I admit my heart was saddened
as a first thought drifted in
what if I was too late to follow
my new favorite and his pen?
I'm smart enough -sure old enough
to know when something's wrong
A poet writes until the end
only death can stop his song.
I base this on the note he wrote
in the next to his last poem
"I'm writing this as tribute to the servers
in my Assisted Living home."
Perhaps I'm wrong in assuming
that I found him much too late
and if I wish to follow him
I'll have to meet him at The Gate.
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