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FINALITY
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"The evil that men do is oft' interred with their bones ..."

"ASHES AWEIGH!"



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FINALITY

© - Tom Hyland - 11-10-09


As Mark Antony once said:
“... the good lives after them ...”
So let it be with James The Third!
To that end - then let us reminisce -

Jim was always, most certainly:
A hard worker - a devout competitor -
A doting husband and father -
A good neighbor - a helping hand -

He loved: fishing - boating - crabbing -
Shooting pool - drinking rum - telling jokes -
Big trucks - crazy tee-shirts - gadgets -
Tools - yes, he was - Jim-the-tool-man!

He was determined - persistent - hardheaded -
Never, never, ever - a quitter -
A fighter - a lover - a big bull-shitter -
And the absolute best - picture avoider!

Yes, Jim has now weighed anchor -
And is on his way -
Ashes lovingly dispersed and cast -
‘neath the waters of Chesapeake Bay!

If - there is a God - and surely there is -
May He be the Only Judge -
To make any Final Decision - Remember the Good -
Find For - Redeeming Merit!

© - TKH


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 Reviews of "FINALITY"
Reviewed by D Johnson
Reviewed on November 13, 2009
A fine tribute, well stated.

Cheers,
Dan

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on November 13, 2009
Eulogy from one bull-shitter to another, no one should be permitted to do otherwise, ashes to the ashes and dead sailors to the sea.
Finality doesn't need an end!

Georg



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