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Irving MacPherson
Poems
May 2016
Gord Downie
Aย ย poet was given
a life sentence today.
He'll be going the way
of Bob Marley and Frank Zappa.
I saw him perform
over the last few decades.
Hip he was and always will be.
In the ranks of Canadian poets,
his peers beingย ย Gordon Lightfoot,
Leonard Cohen and Mister Neil Young.
He wrote about the Canadian Prairies,
about New Orleans sinking and nautical disasters.
All with soul and intellect.
A friend said,
"You didn't have to
Know know know him
to love love love him".
And that's true.
With a heavy heart I ponder the noon news.
I recall the day I heard of John Lennon's ******.
The only time I ever cried
over the death of a celebrity.
Thoughts and prayers out to you Gordie,
and your family and friends.
Ironically tragic for one so Tragically Hip.
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