Your mission;
to bottle a time
whose
vintage is gone,
to give us permission to
speak.
Mission accomplished, Clive,
done.
done.
Friday, 31 May 2013
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Sylvia Kristel - d. October 18th 2012
You remained soft-focus
in a high-definition
world,
but time has now removed
your final garment.
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Andy Williams - d. September 25th 2012
They say Solitaire
is the only game in town,
but a card has gone
missing;
time to shut the game
down.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Hal David - d. September 1st 2012
One day we will write
the story of your life,
one third of a perfect
pair;
you, Burt and a little
prayer.
Monday, 27 May 2013
Bill Pertwee - d. May 27th 2013
called Britain,
some are cast as shopkeepers,
others as Napoleon;
both have wars to win.
Read more about Bill Pertwee here
Max Bygraves - d. August 31st 2012
The story goes like this;
a song & dance man,
a wink, a smile, a joke
maybe heard
somewhere before.
a song & dance man,
a wink, a smile, a joke
maybe heard
somewhere before.
Friday, 24 May 2013
Neil Armstrong - d. August 25th 2012
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A satellite mourns a
brief acquaintance,
A satellite mourns a brief acquaintance,
a dutiful man,
quietly fashioning
miracles
from moondust
Sid Waddell - d. August 11th 2012
You fell in love with the
unlovely,
embraced the poetry of combat,
described your own perfect trajectory.
embraced the poetry of combat,
described your own perfect trajectory.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Sir Bernard Lovell - d. August 6th 2012
You took a scalpel to
galaxies,
listened to the hum of
pulsars,
breathed the black air of
creation.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Mick McManus - d. May 22nd 2013
You
were always the heel
yet still you had a hold on us.
We saw the sly jabs
heard the vain protests;
Not the ears!
Not the ears!
yet still you had a hold on us.
We saw the sly jabs
heard the vain protests;
Not the ears!
Not the ears!
Geoffrey Hughes - d. July 27th 2012
A bin goes unemptied,
a pub shuts early.
In the north of a small
country,
a light goes out,
unnoticed.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Eddie Braben - d. May 21 2013
The things what you wrote,
all those right notes,
were beyond a joke.
I'll give you that, sunshine,
I'll give you that.
Ernest Borgnine - d. July 8, 2012
Your face like underdone
pork,
your voice a handful of stones,
your passing a capsizing of sorts,
a visual effect.
your voice a handful of stones,
your passing a capsizing of sorts,
a visual effect.
About Otwituaries
I started writing these poetic obituaries via Twitter on the death of Ernest Borgnine in July 2012. A friend asked if I would gather them together, so I have created this blog as an archive and will post one of the 'old' ones retrospectively every few days till I catch up. New otwituaries will appear here as well as being broadcast via Twitter and Facebook.
All the Otwituaries are written very quickly on the day their subjects pass away, so are maybe a little lacking in polish, but they are all from the heart. They represent the people who have, in some way, touched my life - actors, sportsmen and women, TV personalities, writers, musicians and explorers. These people are already immortal, and therefore don't need my help, but I hope you enjoy reading the poems all the same.
All the Otwituaries are written very quickly on the day their subjects pass away, so are maybe a little lacking in polish, but they are all from the heart. They represent the people who have, in some way, touched my life - actors, sportsmen and women, TV personalities, writers, musicians and explorers. These people are already immortal, and therefore don't need my help, but I hope you enjoy reading the poems all the same.
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