A Plea and a Farewell
tribute to tim murphy
A Plea and a Farewell
In September 2007, when Tim Murphy was in a dire medical situation, delirious, and in danger of slipping away, members of Eratosphere were asked to post comments or messages for him. At that time I wrote a short verse to Tim. Eleven years later, a couple of weeks before Tim died, I wrote a second poem for him, a brief farewell to a comrade in the craft.
For Tim: A Huntsman Far from Home
19 September 2007
Because you’ve wandered far away
And we have lost your track,
Remember friends who wait and pray,
Think home, and double back.
For Tim: A Huntsman Nearing Home
21 June 2018
you stride the hunter’s final trail
and journey toward the risen sun.
A dove, pure white from beak to tail,
takes wing close by to lead you on
where sought-for peace awaits at dawn.
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