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Tribute- To A PoetrySoup Poet Who Has Passed Poetry Contest. Sponsored by: Constance La France
Tribute To Carolyn Devonshire
"Always be kind. It costs nothing and it is priceless." By Poet
Time seems to take off and fly far away.
Many years ago as a new Soup member,
Carolyn Devonshire was the first poet to welcomed me.
As the months went by,
she helped me to become a better writer.
Her friendship and kindness,
meant the world to me.
After all,
kindness costs nothing and it is priceless.
She lived in sunny Florida,
a place she loved.
Her "Tiger In The Sea" tells a fish story.
"I thought I had hooked the world’s largest grouper
After struggling for hours, I was still reeling
Refused help from a friend; I was a trooper
Somehow I found its resistance appealing
Hot sun on the Gulf had me in a stupor
And in my hands I started to lose feeling."
In the end she was sick and very tired,
her life and our time together was ending.
I hated to say good-bye,
as she took her last few breathes.
I love her "Mimes At My Funeral" write,
the opening four lines says it all.
"When my time is done and I am finally laid to rest
I don’t want to be recalled as one who lived life depressed.
So as I wrote my will, I chose to leave an instruction
That laughing gas be inhaled by all those at the function."
As a amazing writer now in heaven,
I hope you will have new poems for me to read.
One day we will meet again,
reading and writing and laughing away.
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