Category: About George Murray
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LATE DAYS – poem by George Murray
George Murray wrote the poem LATE DAYS around the same time as EXEUNT, typing the final version in June of 2005. He whimsically noted, parenthetically, that it was “Finally” finalized at that time, with a note at the top right of the page (see image below)… From its title, you will correctly surmise, that the…
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EXEUNT – poem by George Murray
George Murray wrote his own eulogy, a poem titled “EXEUNT”. I don’t think he intended it to be his own eulogy, or even part of it, but when he died in 2010, his children all agreed that this poem was the perfect sendoff. Here it is on the original typed page, and below, as it…
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Though not his / an old thing reminds / me of Dad.
This is about George Murray, Poet… Though not his / an old thing reminds / me of Dad. – Haikumages
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Found old typewriter! / I hear Father’s voice through it / though it was not his.
This is about George Murray, Poet… Found old typewriter! / I hear Father’s voice through it / though it was not his. – Haikumages
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Searching for meaning / in Dad’s Poetry folder / I found none, but him.
This is about George Murray, Poet…
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Act One, a published book of Poems by George Murray
George Murray’s only book of poems was entitled “Act One”, self-published in 1976, printed by Triton Press in California. His first book “Act One” was dedicated to his second wife Ursula, though perhaps it should have been named “Act Two” under those circumstances… 🙂 I believe it was Ursula, who hand-drew the black, stenciled letters of the…
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George Murray / Poet, Word-Lover / and Father.
This blog is about my dad, and his love of words. He left us in February 2010, but his typed and written words live on. We periodically post George Murray’s published, unpublished, public, and private work, as we dust it off in the archives. We hope you enjoy George Murray’s words and wordplay here!…
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