Harry Horsman Poet Free verse

Somebody Lost Someone Today

(St Valentine’s day 1992)

Most Valentine poems are about love
and rightly so,
but this is a true story and needed to be told.

Somebody lost someone today.
His mangled body on the 
refinery grounds did lie.
They were working on him
Them! That win most, but
alas, they lost this one.
I use to see him every
morning, pedaling his cycle on the
dark and misty corridors
of Roscommon road, habitual
instincts homing in towards
the works chimney.
Yes somebody lost someone
today, the staidly traffic
lights just carried on,
wayfaring curiosity soon
gone, life just keeps on and
on, till tomorrow. Then!
Somebody lost someone today.

© Harry J Horsman  1992

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Charlotte Puddifoot March 4, 2012 at 3:30 PM congrats on your contest win; a very thoughtful and different valentines poem, but I like different...and thank you for your appreciative words on my work, I'm so tardy in returning my comments!

Carol Sunshine Brown March 4, 2012 at 6:13 AM Congratulations on your win with this excellent piece Harry. Love, Carol

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl March 4, 2012 at 2:43 AM Congratulations harry this is indeed asad tale but reminds us that things are not all hearts and flowers xx

Poet Destroyer A March 3, 2012 at 9:44 PM HARRY, Congratulations with your wonderful entry IN Olajide Adelana CONTEST ;-) well done~ALWAYS PD*

Carolyn Devonshire March 3, 2012 at 2:43 PM Harry, this is a sad, compelling poem on the biker who died. Holidays are not celebrated the same by everyone. My grandfather and best friend died on Christmas Day and my father had his stroke on New Year's Day. I can really relate to your message here. A poem for my favorites. And congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn

David Williams March 3, 2012 at 1:45 PM Harry congrats on your outstanding poem..David

Kash Poet March 3, 2012 at 12:35 PM A touching write by you harry.Congrats on your win.

Doris Culverhouse January 20, 2012 at 8:37 AM well written poem.....a nice memorial!!

Bl Devnath January 19, 2012 at 9:52 AM The Sun rises and sets in with the predetermined Universal direction. Loved much ......., bl

Nette Onclaud January 19, 2012 at 7:46 AM a moving piece so uniquely conceptualized and brilliantly implementes, harry.... wowie win if for the contest! :) huggs!

Andrea Dietrich January 18, 2012 at 9:34 PM OH,my, this is VERY good the way you took an everyday but horrible event and tried to put yourself into the shoes of those who mourn this man. So this happened on a Valentine's day ten years ago. Did you write it at that time or just recently, Harry?

Dana Smith January 18, 2012 at 4:05 PM This is very sad.. quite moving.. hope you are ok.. I'm here if you need to talk

M.I.A . January 17, 2012 at 9:28 PM you already captured my heart from the title Harry... a moving piece..

Poet Destroyer A January 17, 2012 at 8:39 PM this is sad Harry... thanks for sharing,..p.d.

John Loving Iii January 17, 2012 at 1:23 PM get ready for death before death is ready for you

Linda-Marie Sweetheart January 17, 2012 at 9:18 AM Life is so fragile and delicate.. we must make the most of each moment given us.. an excellent expression of human emotion Harry... good luck if for contest luv..

Anne-Lise Andresen January 17, 2012 at 9:10 AM True,somebody lost someone today,to -morrow....next week.Lost a bit of yours heart.Death and new life every day Harry.-oxox love from Anne-Lise