Elegy
To the memory of all the fellow writers who have left us.
Every now and then
we hear that the life
of a fellow author
has come to an end.
It may be someone
we have never met
yet through their writing
became our friends.
We were always glad
to enjoy their work
written in verse
or else in prose.
We might not know
anything about them
but can recognise
the style they chose.
We know their names
or their nom de guerre
and they’ll be forever
fixed in our memory.
© Luigi Pagano 2018
Thank you for that, Luigi. Recently we have lost Paul, John, Neil, Mike, Val, Bozzz…apologies if I have missed anyone out, It is all too much sometimes…RIP all…
Yes, Andrea, it could be easy to lose track but their writing will always remind us of them although I believe that all of Paul’s work was deleted from the site.
Best wishes, Luigi..
Nicely put Luigi. I was thinking of Paul the other day. I am always surprised that connections we make online can impact our lives in reality. May they all rest in peace.
How very true, Ailsa. We feel connected to those authors whose work we read and try to imagine their personality if we haven’t met them. It would be nice to have all UKA’s authors write some biographical notes on their profile page so that we can know them better. Unfortunately very few do so.
Luigi x
A lovely poem Luigi. A lovely sentiment. There is a lot of sadness when I think of them. Each one left their footprints in some way. Sometimes when I go back and read their comments, it’s almost as though they are alive once more…then the pain comes….
Alison x
You have perfectly summed up the sadness we all feel, Alison.
While mourning the passing of the ones we know, and noting the absence of names that frequently graced these pages, I wonder if others have gone unnoticed.
Luigi x