He entered my world
With knowledge and care
That enthralled me so
Relationships come and go
It's true, nothing is forever
But his impact on my spirit
And his insightful ways
Led to thoughts that swirled
Another I had never met
Who nurtured as did he
I was hungry for validation
Which flowed from him to me
His range of knowledge
Sprawled far and wide
Clever beyond college days
He met many a challenge
He’d not let life infringe
When mortality was at stake
In me he did confide
Never one to show fear
With courage he tried ways
To evict the killer inside
For a year he tried to break
The killer that grew stronger
Its course drained life force
This time he had to give in
He was the person who
Encouraged me to share
The inner part of me
Which had stayed longer
Locked away in fears
Of ridicule and degradation
Before that serendipitous day
Feelings now I do not hide
For him I've shed so many tears
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Author Notes
An Ode to my dear friend who passed away from cancer recently, at age 55.
ASSIGNED TOPIC--HERO
The Irregular ode was created by Abraham Cowley in the 17th Century. The Irregular ode imitates the Pindaric ode style of serious subject matter, but abandons the repeated triad structure and allows each stanza to be individual in its creation. Stanzas vary in number of lines, line length and rhyme scheme.
No meter is required. With the irregular ode, there is no rhyme pattern. However, each end word will have a rhyme somewhere in the poem. For example line 1 may rhyme with line 17.
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