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REMEMBERING MORRIS CARGILL, THE SINCEREST OF JOURNALISTS[ ]Was he a cynic? I don’t believe He was always laughing in his sleeves , Whenever he worried them who so think . He claimed he was not religious , But they thought he was frivolous; Christianity for him was too fraught With the task of seeking sinners, So he became a Buddhist, Not hoping to meet at Peter’s feet, Religious poltergeists who throw stones, Theologizing on divine hypothesis. He left the world reluctantly, Missing caviar and pink salmon With friend in some cushy restaurant-- Not a connoisseur, he loved rare liquors – Mocking at the pachydermatous, And inducing them to read between the lines In their search for serious thought Cleverly hidden in satirical ink. Which he wrote in serious fun prolific, Of penises , vaginas and egotists --- And , of course, the AIDS virus--- Non Essays he called them ---with no offence , Yet funnily essaying to attempt To get the world to feel and think , To laugh with him at self. He has cleverly loaded with his quill, His wisdom inscribed to instill With honest dealings and good intent , Hoping for men to goodly live ; Though his lines made them sore --- Laughter at them conjuring mockery find--- Yet next day they looked for more Of the subtle sounding of his mind. He planted bananas in St. Mary, Tried his hand at a book or two, Had entered and exited Federation door ; Much against his will he left, for he believed Welding the Caribbean Sea should work. Migrated not in fear from Jamaica shore, But from outside to see the better What inside was happening . But bitten by the patriotic bug, He again sought his land to hug , More scandalously witty than before. Honoured , better late than never , He deserves to be where he is now, Not to be forgotten now and then. His vinegary sour- sweet wit, ############################################################################### READER:S COMMENT More about this extraordinary Jamaican in Wikepedia. [/b][/b] Last edited by cousinsoren 09-13-2010 at 04:39:36 PM |
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.