Tuesday, September 08, 2009

We lost another good 'un

This week author A C Henley passed away after a long and painful battle with cancer. She had many friends and fans who mourn her passing. One of these is a writer known to you all - Phair. Phair has sent us this tribute. R.I.P. A C Henley.

    where do the words go
    when the hand that held the pen
    goes still
    all the literally coded beauty of each bold day
    which was so carefully committed to paper
    both virtual and real
    after being heard by the writer's listening ear
    and captured by a ready pen

    who whispers the words now left without a hand
    is it known the him or her or it
    the pen can no more log details
    so benign they are poignant in their own regard
    and descriptions so rich one can see events
    unfold which never truly happened beyond
    the confines of the page by simply reading the words
    trapped black to white
    will the words swirl like fall leaves in a death spiral
    down to the hard truth
    or, are those whispered words forever silenced

    the writer is no more
    but, then she is no less
    she is just gone away
    perhaps to find some rest
    or perhaps, I hope, to whisper words herself
    to another
    earthbound
    listening ear
    letting them be, once more,
    captured by a hand which still holds the pen

    in memory
    of
    AC Henley


© 2009 Phair


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