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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Three Word Wednesday


 obituary resonant placid


i wonder if
robert wrote
his own obituary

not a placid man
a preacher's son
a gun fighter
from the wild west

his words
resonated so much
with the townsfolk
more than a hundred
showed up for his funeral

the saloon girls
placed a floral tribute
on his grave
every week







7 comments:

  1. sounds like he may have been their protector and this was their tribute to him. Love your poem

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  2. It sounds like an obituary you may prepare yourself - but a good one in a way..and he obviously courted favour with the ladies..never a bad thing...particularly if you only make it to 47!

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  3. none has done one's own obituary,
    but maybe in imagination.

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  4. A man who was truly missed!

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