Before The Rush

 

Before the rush

I watched a bit

Of Ted Kennedy’s funeral,

Sipped a latte and was touched

By the eloquence of it all,

The eulogies, the picture

Of the widow’s face,

And I thought about

Those who have passed

With little or no fanfare,

Those who led simple quiet lives,

No material wealth or fame,

Their names etched

In someone’s heart,

Someone sitting sobbing

All alone.

 

Stephen Nesbitt ©

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