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Blogs > yesmamallthetime > Mellifluous Musings

Bad News Via Google Again A Poem  

yesmamallthetime 56F  
4464 posts
7/13/2019 10:54 am
Bad News Via Google Again A Poem

God damn internet
Google can be
The devil incarnate
When bad news is met
When you search
For long lost friends.

It happened today
A man I knew from college
Someone so wonderful
I have thought of
With fondness for decades.
I learned the sad news
That he passed away
From lung cancer in 2016
At the age of 52.

The memories will remain
Of his being a big brother to me
At a U. Penn fraternity.
How he was a sexy<b> senior
</font></b>And I a little naive Freshman.
I had a crush on him
But I was way out of his league.
He could have any lady
With his movie star looks.
Seriously he looked like Nick Nolte
In Nolte's good years.

His name was kind of funny
I mean if you heard it
You would think him
The biggest nerd.
But he was far from that.
The geeks wished they had
Half his charm.

I have often told the story
Of wearing a skirt and heels
At one of our formal frat parties
How Landon offered to give me
A ride on his motorcycle
From the fraternity house
To my dorm many blocks away.
Yes, that was my first time
On a motorcycle.
My next time was when I was
In my forties
And wouldn't you know
I was wearing a skirt again.
I will have to learn my lesson
About proper attire.

There always seems to be
That person you think of
As the coolest person
But that was half the story
When their kindness was
Just as well developed
As their exterior looks.
He was gorgeous inside
And out.

I always wanted to think of him
As living the high life
With a perfect family
With and a wife.
According to his obituary
That may have been the case.
They have my sincere condolences
If he was the man I thought him to be.
May he now rest in peace.
Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely
yesmamallthetime 56F  
11278 posts
7/13/2019 10:56 am

 Thank you for your kindness way back then my friend.
Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely


lonlyforlove2 81M  
32704 posts
7/13/2019 11:12 am

 it is always god to have these memories. thanks for the ride!!!
Stop by at lonlyforlove2
also see Lunch with Lonly , we get snow tomorrow
Check my blog on New Community, "A photo of my big Pecker"
also, " My Sunday afternoon with the kids'


scoupe42 60M
Ask me for a photo

7/13/2019 11:19 am

 My friend, you awesome! You see "good" in everything and everyone.


Heathen_G 65M
7974 posts
7/13/2019 11:36 am

 I understand how you feel. Sorry for your loss.


yesmamallthetime 56F  
11278 posts
7/13/2019 11:52 am
    Quoting lonlyforlove2:
    it is always god to have these memories. thanks for the ride!!!
Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes. The ride he gave me I am not sure I ever properly thanked him.
Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely


yesmamallthetime 56F  
11278 posts
7/13/2019 11:53 am
    Quoting scoupe42:
    My friend, you awesome! You see "good" in everything and everyone.
Thank you Scoupe for your comment. I am not sure I see good in everything and everyone. There are quite a few irredeemable people on this earth at the moment. LOL
Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely


yesmamallthetime 56F  
11278 posts
7/13/2019 11:53 am
    Quoting Heathen_G:
    I understand how you feel. Sorry for your loss.
Thank you for reading and commenting. Thank you for your understanding.
Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely


jajo696 113F
Ask me for a photo
4287 posts
7/13/2019 12:10 pm

 What lovely words....and a crazy way to find out. Im so sorry. I know those feelings. I was clearing out emails a while a go and came across one from a man i hung with years ago, i kept his last email and it made me wonder how he was. He was a local architect and i googled his name....same deal....' died suddenly'.....a few years ago. I read the obit....with tears, he was a nice man. I still have kept that last email. I understand your thoughts~~ Huggss !!


yesmamallthetime 56F  
11278 posts
7/13/2019 12:26 pm
    Quoting jajo696:
    What lovely words....and a crazy way to find out. Im so sorry. I know those feelings. I was clearing out emails a while a go and came across one from a man i hung with years ago, i kept his last email and it made me wonder how he was. He was a local architect and i googled his name....same deal....' died suddenly'.....a few years ago. I read the obit....with tears, he was a nice man. I still have kept that last email. I understand your thoughts~~ Huggss !!
Thank you so much for reading and commenting. I appreciate your kind thoughts. Thank you for sharing your story of your friend. Hugs.
Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely


Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
7/13/2019 12:53 pm

 Sorry for your loss. It's always tough to loose a friend.


yesmamallthetime 56F  
11278 posts
7/13/2019 3:31 pm
    Quoting Paulxx001:
    Sorry for your loss. It's always tough to loose a friend.
Thank you for reading and commenting. Thank you for your kind thoughts.
Independently Romantic Sounds Better Than Lonely


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
7/13/2019 4:24 pm

 You would have thought, with all the latest technology, that you should have known about this sad news sooner rather than later.


backpocket13 50M
9007 posts
7/14/2019 6:14 am

 Hey Mel,
.........A beautiful tribute to a lost friend,........My Condolences Sweetheart,.........
Sinfully Yours, backpocket13


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