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Requiem

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: September 20, 2009

Remembering Patrick Swayze and Annie Le…

In Ghost we watched him and we cried.
This week that dirty dancer died,
but Patrick Swayze showed us all
just how to waltz with death.

With courage he embraced his foe
and tango-ed with him toe to toe.
I'm hoping Patrick also knew
four steps to peace with God.

And don't forget young Annie Le
discovered on her wedding day
within a wall, inside a lab.
A plot for CSI.

I grieve for her Annie's fiance
whose greatest fears proved true Sunday.
A day for which he dreamed became
a nightmare that won't end.

There's so much sadness in the news.
We weep inside, our psyche's bruised
when those quite famous or unknown
are taken much too soon.



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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

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