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Prunella Perished

She Starred in 'Fawlty Towers' and 'Consuming Passions' as well.
She was a very talented actress and her name was Prunella Scales.
She was watching 'Fawlty Towers' just a couple of days before she died.
People knew that she had skill and that's something that can't be denied.
If Prunella had lived seven years longer, she would've lived to be 100 years old.
Her friends and family members are so sad because her death has taken its toll.
It's not surprising that her friends and family are very depressed.
She was married for over 60 years to a man named Timothy West.
Her friends, family and fans will mourn and they will all cry.
Prunella was 93 and God decided that it was her time to die.


[Dedicated to Prunella Scales (1932-2025) who died on October 27, 2025]

Premium Member They Tell Me that I Perished

They tell me that I perished
   But I've never felt more alive
And the warmth of your presence
   Still lingers in my mind.

I ventured longer than an arm -
   Beyond the dim horizon -
Further than a murky quasar
   Yet less than a prayer's span.

When you stop to think of me -
   When tears can't help but fall -
Know that it's okay to grieve
   And let them wash your soul

Then look up and say a prayer -
   Since words have power of flight -
I'll catch it at heaven's shore -
   Think of you - smile and sigh.

Pepper Perished

Lung cancer ended his life, that's a terrible thing to go through.
He starred as the bully who beat up Clark Kent in "Superman II".
In 1977, he starred in "Martinelli, Outside Man".
During that same year, he also starred in "The November Plan".
He guest-starred as a minister in "The Good Guys".
It's always sad and tragic when such a person dies.
Because of cancer, he's no longer alive.
He died in 2022 at the age of eighty-five.
He starred in "Evil Altar" and "The Over-The-Hill Gang Rides Again".
He was both a wrestler and an actor and his name was Pepper Martin.

[Dedicated to Pepper Martin (1936-2022) who died on March 18, 2022]


Premium Member Perished Pines

tall pine trees burning
in californian wildfires  ~
lifeless silhouettes

Written 20 august 2019.

Syllables' checked on How many syllables.com.
5/7/5.

For trees haiku contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin.

A Young Life Perished, Earlier Today

There was a thing rolling on the corner of the street
Round, hairy, small, but not hard to notice
And a body, lying faced down on the corner of the street
So fragile, so young, so small, hard to miss.
I heard the scream of a woman, and sounds of fight
But there was nothing able to stop such a blight

That man with a butcher knife, heartless
Faking a good intention to carry out his terrible deed 
Such a chance for him, so divine
A young life perished in his hand, an eerie demise
Gave him the illusion of being a god 
Tasteless, lifeless, merciless, nothing can stop. 

Blood dripping, broken hearts.

I looked again, with curiosity
My heart began to break
After witnessed such an atrocity

A young life had perished
Earlier today, on the corner of the street
This world will never forget, will never forgive
Little light bulb, may you rest in peace.

Perished Might

Those that believe might is right
   Are itching on paltry issues to fight

           Show them in the mirror of gone by times
The perished Cyrus and Caesar’s might


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