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Array ( [sid] => 54682 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => THREE MEN LIVED [time] => 2004-07-03 21:09:58 [hometext] => Three Men Lived ~ Yes They Did! [bodytext] => Three men lived ~ Three men tried,
To enrich a society so it might thrive,
Three men worked ~ Three men gave,
Of themselves to their dyeing day,
Death has claimed three special men,
A governor, a singer and a comedian,

I

The Hoosier State lost it’s chief,
Indiana shares in grief,
With his family and his friends,
Life is over ~ Death did win,
He was respected by one and all,
His reputation made him tall,
History will for him be kind,
Indiana was honored for a time,
He was called to a better place,
Heaven will show him grace.

II

A country singer has left this sphere,
The music world held him dear,
An “Outlaw Hero” he was dubbed,
But it was said with so much love,
Home for a time a prison cell,
After that he lived life well,
His youth rebellious ~ His life shy,
He wrote songs that made one cry,
He looked hard all dressed in black,
Until his guitar left his back,
He lived long and he lived good,
He’ll sing in Heaven it’s understood.

III

A comedian who graced the stage,
Has also died at a young age,
His heart gave out just like his dad,
And like before ~ America was sad,
He didn’t sing ~ He made people laugh,
And they roared on his behalf,
He did good works ~ Besides his art,
Where his brother also played a part,
His family loved him as did his friends,
They weren’t ready for the end,
He gave laughter in return for love,
God was waiting for him above.

IV

A governor, a singer and a comedian,
Gone from a world of mortal sin,
Free from the daily moral issues,
Safe from the simple everyday taboos,
Finding loved ones lost long ago,
Meeting relatives they didn’t know,
Even their pets are on Heaven’s Sod,
Safe in Heaven ~ Safe with God.

I
Gov. Frank O’Bannon
January 30, 1930
September 13, 2003

II
Johnny Cash
February 26, 1932
September 13, 2003

III
John Ritter
September 17, 1948
September 11, 2003 [comments] => 2 [counter] => 165 [topic] => 38 [informant] => tifrob [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Tributes )

THREE MEN LIVED

Contributed by tifrob on Saturday, 3rd July 2004 @ 09:09:58 PM in AEST
Topic: Tributes

Three men lived ~ Three men tried,
To enrich a society so it might thrive,
Three men worked ~ Three men gave,
Of themselves to their dyeing day,
Death has claimed three special men,
A governor, a singer and a comedian,

I

The Hoosier State lost it’s chief,
Indiana shares in grief,
With his family and his friends,
Life is over ~ Death did win,
He was respected by one and all,
His reputation made him tall,
History will for him be kind,
Indiana was honored for a time,
He was called to a better place,
Heaven will show him grace.

II

A country singer has left this sphere,
The music world held him dear,
An “Outlaw Hero” he was dubbed,
But it was said with so much love,
Home for a time a prison cell,
After that he lived life well,
His youth rebellious ~ His life shy,
He wrote songs that made one cry,
He looked hard all dressed in black,
Until his guitar left his back,
He lived long and he lived good,
He’ll sing in Heaven it’s understood.

III

A comedian who graced the stage,
Has also died at a young age,
His heart gave out just like his dad,
And like before ~ America was sad,
He didn’t sing ~ He made people laugh,
And they roared on his behalf,
He did good works ~ Besides his art,
Where his brother also played a part,
His family loved him as did his friends,
They weren’t ready for the end,
He gave laughter in return for love,
God was waiting for him above.

IV

A governor, a singer and a comedian,
Gone from a world of mortal sin,
Free from the daily moral issues,
Safe from the simple everyday taboos,
Finding loved ones lost long ago,
Meeting relatives they didn’t know,
Even their pets are on Heaven’s Sod,
Safe in Heaven ~ Safe with God.

I
Gov. Frank O’Bannon
January 30, 1930
September 13, 2003

II
Johnny Cash
February 26, 1932
September 13, 2003

III
John Ritter
September 17, 1948
September 11, 2003

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Re: THREE MEN LIVED (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 3rd July 2004 @ 09:38:06 PM AEST
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This is a great tribute to 3 wonderful men who accomplished much in their lives and gave to so many.

Rita

Re: THREE MEN LIVED (User Rating: 1 )
by purpleveil on Saturday, 7th August 2004 @ 11:42:46 PM AEST
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I liked your poem very much. The word dying, in the first paragraph, is spelled incorrectly.

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