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[sid] => 13123
[catid] => 1
[aid] => Mick
[title] => Elegy for a friend
[time] => 2003-02-21 23:00:00
[hometext] => (My life's ending, as I once imaged it.)
[bodytext] => In the valley of this evening
a single grave lies, not far from here. Only half of the spoken name is engraved on the stone, not showing what it means. Birthdate missing, date of death unknown, the grave falls into the shadows. On the horizon two people approach, a fallen lily in each hand. They stand at the stone, pondering about what used to be. "I miss his jokes, stupid as they were." "If only life hadn't left him." I smile. If only they knew what had left him, they'd not be here. And as they turn their backs, leaving behind the death that I created, it is quite fitting that night should fall. Rest in peace, my friend. You deserve it. [comments] => 2 [counter] => 214 [topic] => 39 [informant] => psyonara [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 4 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Grief )
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