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WHAT'S LEFT BEHIND
Stan at the station waits.
An indelible legacy remains.
Many millions mourn.
Remembered in print,
splashed on the silver screen.
A force for good to Valhalla flies.
What of Cousin Joey?
On a bench nearby.
Not yet fifty years achieved.
This morn Into pick up truck climbed.
Through eternal portal passed.
More finite the group
of loved ones to mourn.
Yet equally bereft.
Whose legacy be remembered most?
Whose ripple extends as far?
In someone’s eyes both super heroes.
Remembered for good deeds.
None is superior.
All ride first class.
When the caravan to the stars arrives.
An indelible legacy remains.
Many millions mourn.
Remembered in print,
splashed on the silver screen.
A force for good to Valhalla flies.
What of Cousin Joey?
On a bench nearby.
Not yet fifty years achieved.
This morn Into pick up truck climbed.
Through eternal portal passed.
More finite the group
of loved ones to mourn.
Yet equally bereft.
Whose legacy be remembered most?
Whose ripple extends as far?
In someone’s eyes both super heroes.
Remembered for good deeds.
None is superior.
All ride first class.
When the caravan to the stars arrives.
Published 12th Nov 2018
Author's Note
Pondering the sudden death of a cousin dear to my wife and the passing of the comic book, Marvel Universe legend, Stan Lee. Alsi inspired by "All The Names," written by José Saramago.
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12th Nov 2018 10:18pm
You mourn both your cousin and the great Stan Lee with true eloquence. Stardom, for them, is eventually achieved in Heaven, or the cosmos. Fine and moving work!
12th Nov 2018 10:32pm
Thank you Sir Crow! I agree with your words. I thank you for your constant support. All this reaffirms my need to relish better each moment of life.
12th Nov 2018 10:24pm
12th Nov 2018 10:34pm
I am sorry, Mingo, to be the bearer of bad news. Somehow I think he'll still make his cameos.
Anonymous
12th Nov 2018 10:35pm
My sincere condolences to you and your family. Sad write. Life and death are, as a great, late, Italian comedian and poet wrote: "Death is an equalisers! A king, a Prince, a plebeian, once he has entered these gates (of the graveyard) must realise and come to terms with the fact that he leaves everything; his name, his census and his title"! (Antonio De Curtis) So the glory given by man gives no preferences in the afterlife. I believe that it is what you have truly achieved as a human being that makes a person. Heartfelt ink my friend. J
13th Nov 2018 1:42am
Juvenalis, I love that quote. Death, though devastating, I see as a passage. I was trying to emphasize that we each have a legacy and the hope to be remembered. Your quote so aptly equalizes humankind. Thank you for the comment.
15th Nov 2018 00:05am
15th Nov 2018 00:42am
Thsnk you so much, Soledad.! I am glad you apprecute the positive message in the piece.
