Haiku–Good Men Gone

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Jim Stewart

Good men gone away:
one a friend, one an icon.
I am lesser now.

But I am also
fuller from their influence
and their example.

Marquez

gearhart-oregon-bench-m

(Gabo from januarymagazine.com; bench from coastalliving.com)

About Jim Stewart

Writer at Butt in Chair
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2 Responses to Haiku–Good Men Gone

  1. Andra Watkins says:
    April 19, 2014 at 12:22 am

    One of my very favorites. It has to happen to all of us, but devastating to lose such a voice.

    Reply
  2. narble says:
    April 19, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    It’s the tracks left in our hearts…

    Reply

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