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Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

0 posted 1999-06-12 06:45 PM

Don't bury me in Potter's field
Amid the sad despair
Of nameless souls in unmarked graves
That rest uneasy there.

Don't lay me down without a stone
To mark the final bow
Of an actor in the play of Life
On stage deserted now.

Let one spectator call my name
And say that he knew well
The character that I portrayed
Before the curtain fell.

Although my face had never graced
Billboard or marquis,
My small bit part was played with heart
And deep sincerity.

I'd like to think, before I die,
That someone saw me passing by
And, though to Death I'll gladly yield,
Don't bury me in Potter's field.

Craig
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since 1999-06-10

Posts 444

1 posted 1999-06-12 09:14 PM

Your poem is great, mine isn't please don't take offense

We will never bury you in Potter’s field
Amongst those broken stones
Nor lay to rest an actor of your renown
Amid those lonely bones

Spectators by the thousand will gather
And many tears shall shed
To mourn the final curtains call
to mark that you are dead

Fear not your words are marked and heeded
We know your wish is such
Besides I called Potter’s field this morning
And their prices are too much

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 1999-06-12 09:23 PM

Another O Henry!!! A man after my own heart! Thank you, Craig. Glad I was able to inspire you.

ashlerr
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since 1999-06-11

Posts 23
chino hills, ca usa

3 posted 1999-06-13 06:58 AM

as you know i am new to this site...but as i read more and more of your writing i see a certain ability you have to express even a simple feeling. i liked this poem and even though i am not too familiar with o henry i look forward to more exposure to your style.

Lost Dreamer
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since 1999-06-20

Posts 2464
Somewhere near the Rainbow

4 posted 1999-07-01 07:55 PM

I dug up another one, it was buried very deep, but now it's on topsoil to be admired for awhile. Great work Balladeer.

Marsha

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since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

5 posted 2001-06-20 05:19 PM

'Deer dear heart, i suppose down here in the vaults I could say anything and it's unlikely to be seen by anyone else.

This is outstanding, can't I ask for several of these to be reposted, this one is especially wonderful love.

And I'm sure they won't bury you in Potters Field, and you won't go gentle into that good night I know.

Love this one love, utterly fabulous writing
Take care
love and warm stuff
Mushy

Take back the hope you gave,- I claim
Only a memory of the same
Robert Browning

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

6 posted 2002-01-05 06:16 PM

Time for a repost...

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

7 posted 2002-01-05 09:32 PM

it's a very nice poem.

Kathleen--
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul.
Only kindness can do that. ~Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire~

Broken_Winged_Angel
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 994
Small Town, Somewhere

8 posted 2005-01-20 05:23 AM

*still digging in old forgotten realms*

The way you portray the simple feeling of dying and not wanting to be unremembered is fantastic!

You are added forever to my library!

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

9 posted 2007-11-16 11:56 AM

Finding your Remembrance Day poems for the old folks to share. Loved this one.

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