In here lies
Christopher Plummer
Known for as
‘ Captain von Trapp
in The Sound Of Music'
Or was not Edelweiss for him.
03/01/22
A Celebrity Epitaph Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Michelle Faulkner
Christopher Plummer's good looks and talent took him far in this world,
born in Toronto Canada, he became an actor of film, TV and stage;
received the Order of Canada. We will never forget Captain Van Trapp,
an exceptional man with a sense of humour- he will be forever with us !
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January 03, 2022
Poetry/Epitaph/Forever With Us
Copyright Protected, ID 01-1418-826-03
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, A Celebrity Epitaph
sponsor, Michelle Faulkner, Judged 02/13/2022
Second Place
Christopher Plummer above the stars
Where the hills are alive
With the sound of music
And songs of a thousand years
Christopher Plummer, 1929-2021, was a successful stage and film actor who played Baron Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music,1965
For: A Celebrity Epitaph Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Michelle Faulkner.
January 3, 2022
A patch of poppy red - ascend plumed feet.
The bright and sleepy tome - a fantasy.
Fair abbey’s spark of Stowe, her mirthful beat.
Austria’s grace, forth-cruised amidst the sea.
The cherubim of flowers sweet - my smile.
Awake, a-thrill with music’s score. The hills
Resound in Vermont’s wind. Alive the wile
Of snow-white lace, upon the crowning will
Of God — the protector of faithful fate.
The verve’s exotic blends and citrus scent
Of garden’s bliss - the kiss of love not hate.
A flash of sun - so live these ornaments.
A photo lasts in time and bright of eye.
This brand of brave - a charismatic sigh.
1/21/2019
To learn the fascinating story of the Von Trapp Family:
https://www.trappfamily.com/von-trapp-story.htm
nigh nun Maria
von Trapp children's governess-
Third Reich threatens lives
Colorize The Classics
In 'Sound of Music', a time-honored film,
Maria, postulant from Abby near,
was hired, by a Captain widower,
as governess for seven children home.
The children then bereft and motherless
and governed by time-saving frenzied rules
which father, Georg von Trapp strictly enforced,
were placed into Maria's gentle hands;
Her service to the Lord made her a saint,
and with her gentleness, she shaped their lives.
Through love of music, led them with their songs
with joy for life that they had never known.
They fell in love with her, and soon her world
had opened up another way to serve.
In love and bonded with them and their dad,
she came to follow a new road in life.
As loving wife and mother, she gave self
upon another path of faithfulness.
She served the Lord and life, together with
the rescue of a family once lost.
Sandra M. Haight
~3rd Place~
Contest: Colorize The Classics
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues
Judged: 10/25/2016
Julie Andrews was like a queen
when she appeared on the stage and the screen.
Julie played Maria Von Trapp, Mary Poppins, and Guinevere.
With her talent, she was someone we had to revere.
The words flow like a river
The voice shimmies
Rising and falling
In harmony with notes floating behind
Beat after beat after beat
Held long
Cut short
Beautiful
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