eager frenzy guzzle
in the frenzy of the yuletide season
eager to get away for the hols
one of us slipped away
almost unnoticed on the 26th Dec
at the age of 94
dear berowne, his humour and challenging quizzes
will be missed at three word wednesday
it is hard to believe he is no longer with us
R.I.P berowne
now i'm going to guzzle down a few cold beers
to celebrate your poetic life and think on
all those shakespeare plays you knew inside out
it's a sad day
Berowne's son , John Savage, invites anyone who enjoyed his father's work to post thoughts or comments or to email him at the following address.
savage@lehigh.edu
Cheers to Berowne - he will indeed be missed..those puzzles were delightfully tricky.. thank you for remembering him here
ReplyDeleteI only ever got a few correct.They were difficult. Amazing 94 year old. I only found out today by accident looking through 3WW prompts from a couple of weeks ago..
ReplyDeleteHis son posted a final blog on Berowne's home page. It was very touching.
DeleteThanks...I'll head over to look.
DeleteSuch a fitting tribute.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful tribute!
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
It is sad when one of the poets passes away. Somehow, our paths did not cross, so I feel a double loss.
ReplyDeleteWow, I had no idea he was 94 years old. What an amazing mind he had!
ReplyDeleteA fitting tribute for a poetic life!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this tribute, Rall. Perhaps one of the places he posted will feature some of his work so those of us who missed out can read ... I would like that to happen for me, I think. And then I want my blogs and Facebook pages to close.
ReplyDeleteYou'll be around for a while yet Susan:) In fact, I forbid you to die before I do, otherwise I will have nowhere to post poems other than in Japanese form... LOL
DeleteYes, I did see this and posted a poem in his memory. He will be missed. This is a lovely tribute to a man who had an amazing life.
ReplyDeleteI have just read your beautiful poem as a tribute to Berowne. Thank you Truedessa.
DeleteSo often, people choose to leave at this time of year! It seems doubly sad, but perhaps at some level of their consciousness it signifies finality.
ReplyDeletelike sherry, our paths did not cross but in that we are now connected by reference then i am better for it.
ReplyDeletewonderful tribute
rest in peace Berowne. thanks Rall, this elegy is perfect. :)
ReplyDeleteMe too...I had no idea about his 94... always bright and humorous with touching stories from his interesting many-facets life....Thanks, Rall for the tribute to Berowne. Peace..
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