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The Lion Sleeps
Posted: August 30, 2009
A tribute to Ted Kennedy: the prince who never would be king…
The lion sleeps.
The den is dark.
The pride has lost its prince.
The liberal's mane
(snow-white by age)
now frames a face that winced.
And though he dreamed
of being king,
he was a prince for life.
The missteps
that had marked his youth,
stole more than
just his wife.
A son of privilege,
Teddy grieved
his family's endless pain.
The tragedies
that marked this clan
were equal
to their fame.
But Edward held
them in his arms.
He was their patriarch.
Though flawed
and scarred
by scandal's wounds,
he had a lion's heart.
But now that heart
is stilled by death,
the lion sleeps tonight.
And those who mourn
this Lion Prince,
aren't labeled
left or right.
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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.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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