Sept. 6, 1995 — Cal Ripken’s breaks Lou Gehrig’s record
Some motivation
To leave it all on the field
And come back for more
Some recreation
In hard work — and afterward
When a job’s well done
Some inspiration
To go on no matter what
Iron Man Ripken
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara): Sept. 5, 1946 — Nov. 24, 1991
When he took the stage
The world leaned forward, then cheered
Mercury rising
3rd of September
Stars and Stripes fly in battle
The first time ever
William Maxwell’s men
At Cooch’s Bridge, Delaware
Engage the British
Colonist force lost
Then regrouped with Washington
In unity, strength
The flag flew again
Ultimately, victory
For hope and freedom
Hal David, May 25, 1921 — Sept. 1, 2012
Goodbye, Hal David
Burt Bacharach’s lyricist
For so many hits
Goodbye, Hal David
Classics transcended genres
Pop, country, show tunes
Goodbye, Hal David
Helped Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones,
Dusty, Aretha
Goodbye, Hal David
Knew the way to San Jose,
What the world needs now
Goodbye, Hal David
Anyone who had a heart
Loved your classic songs
Goodbye, Hal David
91 years you helped sail
This sea of heartbreak
Goodbye, Hal David
You’ll live on. Always something
There to remind me
I wrote these a year ago today, Sept. 1. Mostly for my Mom and Dad, but for anyone you’re missing, too.
We don’t think we could
Love them more; somehow we do
After they are gone
Yet they’re never gone,
Not really; their souls echo
Louder than the flesh
In our flesh they live
In our memories never die
And help us go on
How do they still know
What we need? And how did they
Leave their best behind?
It’s all a mystery
But of all the mysteries, this
Is one of the best
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