Tag: life
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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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IN THE ACT – poem by George Murray
I know I say this repeatedly, but this poem is very special to me. OK, I admit it, many of George Murray’s poems are special to me…can you blame me? Anyway, IN THE ACT is a great poem, but my favorite part of it is the first verse, since I first read it and the…
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CLEAR DAY – poem (song) by George Murray
George Murray Poet…wrote a song? Apparently he did, because I found it among his files, folders and papers! When I found the two yellowed sheets of heavy (18.5 x 13″) paper, folded, containing a hand-written poem/song on one page, and three pages of the same poem with musical score notation (and errors), I asked my…
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