Farewell
Celebration of Life of Randy Johnson
As a poet
not Marc Antony I need not bury but can praise
A fellow Knight,
a true Renaissance Man taken from us to a far too early grave
In
Medieval times two classes of men were held in high esteem
The
knights, of course, with their chivalry and honor always in the extreme
The
others less known were the jesters to bring laughter and entertainment to the
court
Laughter,
the needed tonic to combat the hardships and diseases that often cut life short
Randy
would have been the king of the jesters in King Arthur’s time
A
repertoire of humor in prose and in limerick rhyme
Always
a joke to break any ice and to bring to the listener tears of joy
A
friend, a patron of the arts, a skilled mortgage banker to employ
This
has been a hard year for the Knights almost like their ancient cousins on the
fields of Crecy in France
Too
many, even those fully armed with modern medicine’s shield, sword and lance
Have
left us behind, leaving memories of their friendship and traits with us
Never
again to ride on the annual stag party bus
Never
again to give an enlightening, entertaining speech
Never
again to the joy of movies like the Third Man teach
I
had sent our head jester a fear not poem
To
not worry Randy for it was not your time before he entered the OR zone
The
world has become such a crazy and dangerous place
God
and his angels are juggling too many balls trying to save the human race
No
time for laughter, no time to be distracted by Randy’s jokes
Sadly,
I was wrong big time and misspoke
God
needed Randy’s love of symphony to hit the right notes
Music
to fill each and every room in His house and across the Sea of Galilee float
Music
to welcome Randy home
Amazing
Grace highlighted by a Seasons poem
God
needed Randy’s over flowing humor sense
To
hold it together, to get humanity laughing, to get them off the Martian fence
As
the notes floated upward, rest in peace as we will be blessed by God’s tears of
joy
Pleased
beyond belief that finally He in His labors has a Knight and jester to deploy
May 18, 2017 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
Alaskanpoet for Hire, Poems to Admire
Poet Extraordinaire beyond Compare
The Perfect Gift All to Receive a Lasting Lift
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