Dusty,dreary lands,lent our nation, its lanky, swanky son. Tacit as tactic, he soaked himself in us.
Loved and lauded,many patriots sought. Livid and loathed, many others reviled. Con, in contrast, coy in contradiction. Stoic stern, yet soft. Religious,yet.
Irreverent, caring yet distant.
Eight decades, gawping ,stumping, grasping,strumping, gasping, and giving all. In three short years of resting, giving it up. Enigmas bloom,as he has. Wonder, we how full.
The 83rd candle light quivers, dims and outs.This wonder, is fully, man.
HCN 13/07/2025