Robert

dear Robert, much-loved friend of ours intellectually gifted reciting Bellman Songs for hours radiant and with voice lifted intellectually gifted you lacked the talent to survive radiant and with voice lifted you left this world with forty-five you lacked the talent to survive too much fervour, too much wine you left this world with forty-five ignoring you were on the line too much fervour, too much wine farewell scene with long smile knowing ignoring you were on the line you went and left us plenty owing farewell scene with long smile knowing reciting Bellman Songs for hours you went and left us plenty owing dear Robert, much-loved friend of ours A RHYMING PANTOUM OF FIVE STANZAS Poetry Contest Sponsored by: L MILTON HANKINS May 10, 2022