R I P
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:34 pm
R I P
These persons that I speak of, all now rest in peace,
free from any suffering before their lives did cease.
With some it is ironic, their last words are remembered
more than anything in all the life they’d tendered
yet, with others their last utterings are practically prophetic,
leaving of this earth with no words apologetic.
Breaker Morant’s “ Shoot straight you bastards” is a fine example,
resigned to his fate, scorn for firing squad most ample.
Likewise George Appel, facing the electric chair
declared “Gentlemen, you’re about to see a baked appel”, no hint of despair.
Major General John Sedgwick in the American Civil War
regrettably and sadly, got more than he bid for
in saying “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance”,
grossly misjudging the Confederates’ persistence.
“My God. What’s happened”, last words of Diana, Princess of Wales
and soon, the whole world knew of her death’s details,
“I’m shot” cried John Lennon, collapsing to the ground,
The Beatles icon’s grip on life rapidly unbound.
“I feel ill, call the doctors”, Mao Zedong must have known
his passing was impending, unable to postpone.
“Leave the shower curtain in the inside of the tub”,
advice from Conrad Hilton, founder of the hotel hub.
“It’s very beautiful over there” Thomas Edison cried
to his wife Mina not long before he died.
“I’m bored with it all”, Winston Churchill’s tilt on life,
somewhat bland from one where abundance had been rife.
“The car seems OK” were the words that Senna spoke
to his team before his steering column broke,
crashing into a wall, killing him instantly,
so much for the assessment of reliability.
H G Wells’ last words were “Go away. I’m all right”,
death truly came to him like a thief in the night.
Titanic bandsman Wallace Hartley was washed into the swell
proclaiming to his friends, “Gentlemen, I bid you farewell”.
Henry Ford is said to have given up the fight
with the words “I’ll sleep well tonight”.
“We are running on line north and south”
were the last transmitted words from Amelia Earhart’s mouth.
A smattering of sayings by those who’ve gone before,
attributed to all of them as they’ve gone out the door,
some inconsequential, some perplexed at their plight,
certain of them angry, others more contrite,
regardless of their qualities, from life they’ve gained release
and surely earned an epitaph in the writing “Rest In Peace”. Jeff Thorpe 15/03/2014 ©
These persons that I speak of, all now rest in peace,
free from any suffering before their lives did cease.
With some it is ironic, their last words are remembered
more than anything in all the life they’d tendered
yet, with others their last utterings are practically prophetic,
leaving of this earth with no words apologetic.
Breaker Morant’s “ Shoot straight you bastards” is a fine example,
resigned to his fate, scorn for firing squad most ample.
Likewise George Appel, facing the electric chair
declared “Gentlemen, you’re about to see a baked appel”, no hint of despair.
Major General John Sedgwick in the American Civil War
regrettably and sadly, got more than he bid for
in saying “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance”,
grossly misjudging the Confederates’ persistence.
“My God. What’s happened”, last words of Diana, Princess of Wales
and soon, the whole world knew of her death’s details,
“I’m shot” cried John Lennon, collapsing to the ground,
The Beatles icon’s grip on life rapidly unbound.
“I feel ill, call the doctors”, Mao Zedong must have known
his passing was impending, unable to postpone.
“Leave the shower curtain in the inside of the tub”,
advice from Conrad Hilton, founder of the hotel hub.
“It’s very beautiful over there” Thomas Edison cried
to his wife Mina not long before he died.
“I’m bored with it all”, Winston Churchill’s tilt on life,
somewhat bland from one where abundance had been rife.
“The car seems OK” were the words that Senna spoke
to his team before his steering column broke,
crashing into a wall, killing him instantly,
so much for the assessment of reliability.
H G Wells’ last words were “Go away. I’m all right”,
death truly came to him like a thief in the night.
Titanic bandsman Wallace Hartley was washed into the swell
proclaiming to his friends, “Gentlemen, I bid you farewell”.
Henry Ford is said to have given up the fight
with the words “I’ll sleep well tonight”.
“We are running on line north and south”
were the last transmitted words from Amelia Earhart’s mouth.
A smattering of sayings by those who’ve gone before,
attributed to all of them as they’ve gone out the door,
some inconsequential, some perplexed at their plight,
certain of them angry, others more contrite,
regardless of their qualities, from life they’ve gained release
and surely earned an epitaph in the writing “Rest In Peace”. Jeff Thorpe 15/03/2014 ©