Thursday, June 23, 2011

A poem written 17 years ago to commemorate a friend's passing


a recall to Antonio 
6/23/94

                                                             
                                                              
                                                               
                                                                 
                                                               
He was.
That is true-
But now we are, and that is
the important thing.

And were not for him
being-
Then this verse of tense
would be but an exercise of
our mind.
                                         
We are.
And I am sure
he would say-
This tense is good.
                              
For we learn through recall-
like children-
the lesson he was-
And we live presently
 this moment alone,
   a brief celebration
of our life,
of him.



Lee C. Block

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