A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND: WILLIAM F.E. MORLEY
(September 25, 1920 – December 19, 2017)
Author: GROANS FROM OLD BONES (2016)
William F.E. Morley
Just When …
You were in Heaven on Planet Earth
You were the master of your fate.
The captain of your soul.
In times of joys and happiness.
Sorrows and disappointments.
There is only one footprint in the sand.
It is He who watches over you.
It is He who takes you to the open door.
Here we bid you farewell.
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JUST OLD BONES
By Leonard Dabydeen – July 14 2016
[For William F.E. Morley]
https://ldabydeen.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/just-old-bones/
A notch short of Byron
so amusing
entertaining to the core:
mind, body, and soul
walking you through archives and enclaves
jotting a memory here, there, everywhere
his amusement lingers
like perfume fragrances
in the botany of life
you desire to sit with him
watch him prancing
laugh a little from the heart
like Richardson’s Tecumseh
watch him bow a little
craving thoughts how to rhyme
uncaring about fetter of time
hear a little groan
a somber tone
a witty smile
age matters for a while
ecstatic his life be known
deep in his old bone.
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Book: GROANS FROM OLD BONES by William F.E. Morley (2016)
Book Review by Leonard Dabydeen
Comments
Thank You, Cyril. May all good tidings be with you during this enjoyable season and the new year.
Season’s Greetings to our readers and contributors.
God Bless.
~ Leonard Dabydeen
Thank-you Leonard.
Cyril… Thank you for all news updates and other information which you find the time to send to me.
.I am really impressed with your dedication. You continue to remind me of Francis….. always full of energy.
i am looking forward to receiving the news from u from across the Atlantic in 2018. My wish is that God will continue to give you good Health and strength to continue with the good work which he has started in you.
Happy 2018.to you and your family.