De Profundis Clamavi Ad Te Domine

Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord
And let light perpetual shine upon him.

“Dave”
26. May 1946 – 14. November 2008

David the King was grievéd and movéd,
He went to his chamber,
His chamber and wept.
And, as he went, he wept and said,
O my son! O my son!
Would to God I had died!
Would to God I had died!
Would to God I had died for thee!
O Absalom, my son, my son!
- “David’s Lamentation” [1778], based on 2 Samuel 18:33 by William Billings (1746-1800)

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“Dave” sent me a copy of the following song (“I Don’t Want to Say Goodbye”) from the film Brokeback Mountain after we parted at the beginning of May, 2005. It became “our song”.

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That’s a wrap.

Sending HUGS to all!

Do We Know Each Other?

Do I know you?
Have we met before?

Ah yes, you were telling me about yourself.
But I was too busy.
I did not hear.
Could not hear.

Did I tell you that I once…
Oh. I told you that already.

Now, what again were you saying?
I did not hear.

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31 days.

That’s a wrap.

Sending HUGS to all!

The Pain and Joy

I have known the pain of life
And I have known its joy.
I have lived.
I am alive.

I have known the pain of losing others.
Friends, family, parents, Family.
To age.
To illness.
To tragedy.

But I have known the joy of knowing them.
Of sharing their laughter.
Of gaining from their counsel.
Of being bouyed by their companionship.

I have known the pain of being teased and taunted.
Because I was fat,uncoordinated, or poor.
Because I could not run, could not shoot a basket or hit a baseball, could not climb a rope.
Because I liked art and music or could do the math.
By my friends, by my sister, by my own father.

I have known the pain of humiliation.
Of being “told on” when I did something bad.
Of giving stupid answers to teacher’s questions.
Of being caught masturbating in the tent.

But I have known the joy of being honored.
For what I could do.
For what I do know.
For who and what I am.
By teachers and professors, by peers in my occupation, by my friends.

I have known the pain of disappointment
I have known the pain of failure.
I have known the pain of making mistakes.
I have known the pain of tragedy.

But I have known the joy of accomplishment.
And I have known the joy of learning that life is not measured in things.
And I have had the joy of learning at least a few things from my mistakes.
And I have known the joy of victory.

I have known the pain of life
Though I have not known all of its pain.
And I have known the joy of life.
Though I have not known all of its joy.
I have lived.
I have much to live.
I am alive
And I will know pain and joy.

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That’s a wrap.

Sending HUGS to all!

Quill of Goose

It is been quite a while since I bored enthralled my readers with another of my poems written especially for TheGreedy Maelstrom.

Well, your luck just ran out.

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In storied time the quill of goose did leak
The lines of love and filial bond upon
The fragile parchment ere twas sped across
The aching gulf that separated hearts.

Our time does now such romance chide as quaint
And current patience wait will not abide.
We must it now; once had, we else will have.
The treasure yearned for now is cast aside.

But then the time when parchment journeyed far
Allowed the love and bonds to grow and root
In fertile souls in which the richest fruit
Returned again to feed its very source.

The speed by which our love is giv’n and shared
Is also that by which our flaws are bared.
©2007 “Lemuel”

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That’s a wrap.

Sending HUGS to all!