Good Evening!
I am rather late with today's posting due to the fact that I was unable to fall back to sleep last night. Ever have a night where you just couldn't fall back to sleep due to the fact that something, or better someone was pushing you to do something. Well I had just that type of evening or should I say that kind of morning, roughly speaking we are in the 2:00 A.M. to 3:00 A.M. neighborhood.
Well, I thought about this for a few minutes until I realized that was thinking about my recently departed friend Andy Gelman. Andy passed away last October in a what best can be described as a freak accident, details aside, his passing has not only shattered the lives of his loving wife Franny and their daughters but his grandchildren will never know what a wonderful man their Papa was, nor will they not be able to benefit from his wisdom.
The more I tried to go back to sleep, the more this poem kept popping into my mind. The more I struggled to fall back into a drowsy state, the more this vision of words came dancing by. So finally I dragged my tush out of bed, went into the other room so I would not disturb my wife Fern, and I started writing, and writing and writing.
The following is what came pouring out of me, it is in honor of one the finest men I have had the honor and privilege to know.
Tarry Not My Love
by Robb Packer
Copyright Poet Tree 2010
Tarry Not My Love,
Fore I cannot wait,
Tarry Not My Love,
Fore I will Try to Wait,
Tarry Not My Love,
Fore I will Wait,
Tarry Not My Love,
Rest your weary bones in my loving arms,
And I will Remove your worries,
Tarry Not My Love,
Lay your head upon my bosom,
And I will remove your sorrows,
Tarry Not My Love,
Place your soul in my safe keeping,
And I will remove your fears,
Tarry Not My Love,
Come to me and let me embrace you and
place my mouth upon your lips,
and I will set you free,
Tarry Not My Love,
Tarry Not My Love,
Tarry Not My Love.
Know I hold each and everyone of you deep within my soul,
Have a joyful evening,
Robb
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Robb - thank you for sharing part of your soul. What a wonderful friend you are to everyone. I feel blessed to know you, and Fern. Often when we cannot sleep, someone or something "higher" wants us to get up and write. I know this. YOU are the one to share the wisdom and life of your friend, Andy, to his grandchildren. You can do this. You have it in you.
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