Because he lived, next door a child
To see him coming often smiled,
And thought him her devoted friend
Who gladly gave her coins to spend.
To see him coming often smiled,
And thought him her devoted friend
Who gladly gave her coins to spend.
Because he lived, a neighbor knew
A clump of tall delphiniums blue
And oriental poppies red
He'd given for a flower bed.
A clump of tall delphiniums blue
And oriental poppies red
He'd given for a flower bed.
Because he lived, a man in need
Was grateful for a kindly deed
And ever after tried to be
As thoughtful and as fine as he.
Was grateful for a kindly deed
And ever after tried to be
As thoughtful and as fine as he.
Because he lived, ne'er great or proud
Or known to all the motley crowd,
A few there were whose tents were pitched
Near his, who found their lives enriched.
`Because he lived', Edgar A. Guest.
This blog post is by Neelima Gupte and Sumathi Rao.
4 comments:
enriched - so appropriate a word here.
Meena, since you liked the poem, I posted the rest of it. It is also very appropriate.
Lovely poem. And yes, so fitting ...
He continues to be missed and celebrated - and so aptly.
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