David Storey - d. March 27th 2017

Your words were tough 

as a throat-high tackle;

fable of the Northern man,

floodlit, frostbit,

bundled into touch,

face ground into the mud,

try-line nowhere in sight.

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Colin Dexter - d. March 21st 2017

The Wagner, the crypticisms. Clever,
complex as the pint roiling on the bar.
We are not the sum of our endeavours
unless, of course, we are.

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Martin McGuinness - d. March 21st 2017

Yes, journeys need a map, 

but knowing when

the one-way street’s a cul-de-sac

is not enough; then

seek the courage to divert

and not look back. 

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Chuck Berry - d. March 18th 2017

The chapel bell tolls
for a riotous muse.
I heard Tchaikovsky wept
when they told him the news.
So long rhythm,
here comes the blues.

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