{"id":396,"date":"2012-04-27T13:22:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T13:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=396"},"modified":"2012-04-27T13:22:20","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T13:22:20","slug":"archives-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stashreport.com\/?p=396","title":{"rendered":"Archives ’91"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I still haven’t gotten the muse<\/strong> to write anything new. Perhaps the well has gone dry. In any event, here’s another from my archives. This poem is an homage of sorts to Jacques Brel and is what a few of my dear friends would call a “slit your wrists” poem. It’s a bit sad but I like it, so here it is. Stash<\/em><\/p>\n

Henri The Elder ’91<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henri, the elder, sat in the park
\nHe did this on a daily basis.
\nHe remained there until the dark…
\nTaking his rest and observing faces.<\/p>\n

So old but once very young…
\nFull of vigor and youthful ideals.
\nNow he sought only the warmth of the sun,
\nExisting from meal to solitary meal.<\/p>\n

Each morning Henri sat upon his bench,
\nTossing crumbs to his pigeon friends.
\nEven in a cloud burst\u2019s drench,
\nHe\u2019d remain quietly until day\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

What Henri enjoyed most of all
\nWas to be amongst the children.
\nFull of future, so very small…
\nFatigue never seemed to still them.<\/p>\n

Recollections of the past returned
\nAs he observed them at their play.
\nIt was for his youth that Henri yearned
\nAnd the happy times that did not stay.<\/p>\n

It was a glorious time of life and love.
\nA time that, sadly, could not last.
\nSummer days with no clouds above…
\nThese were the reflections of his past.<\/p>\n

As a youth, there was no tomorrow.
\nPassion and energy surrounded him always.
\nThere was never a glimmer of sorrow.
\nNever the long, dark lonesome hallways.<\/p>\n

Henri\u2019s days then were bright and sunny.
\nThe nights were luscious and warm.
\nLife\u2019s desserts were as sweet as honey…
\nLove was his umbrella to the storm.<\/p>\n

But the years quickly drifted by.
\nHenri realized that he had grown old.
\nHis good friends had, in turn, died.
\nNearly all of his stories had been told.<\/p>\n

One day soon, there will come a time
\nWhen Henri\u2019s bench will be untended.
\nSadly, no one will observe the sign
\nAnnouncing that Henri\u2019s stay had ended.<\/p>\n

The children will still gather to play
\nAnd the hungry pigeons will continue to come .
\nTomorrow will be another sunny day…
\nHenri\u2019s brief stay will have been done.<\/p>\n

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