Rest in Peace

You were quite the Dapper Dan
In your own way; in your own day
You kissed the girls. You made some cry,
Then kissed the teardrops from their eyes.
You made sweet love, then said, 'Goodbye.'
You didn't know what else to say.

Tiny points of starlight twinkled
From the corners of your smile, and
Laughter was a specialty that
Seemed to spread contagiously
To fill whatever room you might be
Occupying for a while.

People loved to be around you,
Loved to share your point of view,
The sure quick-witted sharp retorts
That bound back smartly, clean and short,
A rubber ball bounced off a court,
Like arrows flying straight and true.

Now you're silent, dearest friend.
Someday soon we'll meet again.

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