Chris Squire - d. June 27th 2015

Yes, you were a visionary;
those fervent souls who listen
through every album,
every track, every solo,
already know
the meaning of eternity.

Read about Chris Squire here

Patrick Macnee - d. June 25th 2015

Though the gent/agent 

is long into a pension

his image still falls

from unfurled umbrellas,

upturned bowlers,

suave as a bottle 

of Penhaligon's.

Read about Patrick Macnee here

James Horner - d. June 22nd 2015

We knew the news was bad

when the orchestra

accompanying your life

fell away

to a dark rumble of cellos,

the sustained bass notes of loss.

Read about James Horner here

Ornette Coleman - d. June 11th 2015

A trumpet cries,
not for the bird 
that is caged
but for the soul
finally released,
free as jazz.

Read about Ornette Coleman here

Ron Moody - d. June 11th 2015

A man's got an art, hasn't he?
I saw too little of yours,
but a hand, a voice, a song
absorbed in childhood
picks the pocket of memory.

Read about Ron Moody here

Christopher Lee - d. June 7th 2015

On the skyline

his body is burning;

not a sacrifice

but a gift to the soil.

Scared? 

You'd better be.

Read about Christopher Lee

James Last - d. June 9th 2015

No more the crushed-velour strings,

the silken-underwear rustle of brass,

the low-mixed drums, the classical gas;

he now arranges higher things.

Read about James Last here

Charles Kennedy - d. June 1st 2015

Some politicians
are damned 
by the flaws
in their politics,

others redeemed 

by the flaws

in their hearts.

read about Charles Kennedy here