P.D.James - d. November 27th 2014

Long before your passing,
you had penned a dozen deaths,
walked a yard behind
so many murderers,
found means, motive
and opportunity of your own.

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Arthur Montford - d. November 26th 2014

Amid the stramash 
of it all, you kept score
for a nation; at home
in your own language,
immersed in the game,
even in the dying seconds.

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Mike Nichols - d. November 19th 2014

In a big dumb industry,
you were barely visible;
the smart guy,
directing smart people,
to make smart things.

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Jimmy Ruffin - d. November 19th 2014

Though so many
have passed this way,
rinsing their souls
in rivers of vinyl,
your final farewell
is the loneliest sound.

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Warren Clarke - d. November 12th 2014

We all knew 
your gritblasted face;
pummelled by rain, 
blunt as a rivet,
always turned
to face the North.

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Acker Bilk - d. November 2nd 2014

In this life, 

or the next,

one tune 

is enough

as long

as it's your own.

Read about Acker Bilk here