{"id":2503,"date":"2016-01-16T13:16:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2016-01-30T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T13:27:16","slug":"phonecalls-never-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/phonecalls-never-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Phonecalls Never Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

I meant to ring but never did
\nHe normally did but never did
\nThe unspoken though that silent hid
\nTold the truth, successful bid
\nHow can that be success at all,
\nAction unknown bar for unmade call
\nNo mass, as desired, to bless the pall
\nNo more occasional coffee in the mall
\nNo more talks of the world and it’s woes
\nUnspoken troubles only the sufferer knows
\nTreatment for pneumonia occasionally goes
\nOf the mind, it occasionally shows…
\nPleasure to in this life to have known
\nAs with all friends in time apart had grown
\nHope he’s at peace now his soul has flown
\nToo tired of life: made peace his own.<\/p>\n

\"Phonecall
Phonecall Never Made – make that call if someone else does not that normally do<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Background<\/strong> :
\nA friend of mine, whose quote “This Could be 1939 Again<\/a><\/strong>” I used as title for another poem after the protests subsequent to the Clondalkin tragedy, sadly took his own life on Dec 23rd.<\/p>\n

This verse is for him, though the rhyme is simple and forced in places, that reflects the acceptance I must force on myself that life goes the way it does, though it does cross the mind ‘What if I’d rang as he hadn’t? ‘<\/p>\n

My thoughts are with his wife and child, his former partners family and friends. RIP Lubo… One of life’s gentlemen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n