David Michael Shurtleff
aka Jonathan Wikkins
02/21/1956 to 06/18/2008
His memory lives thruough his poetry
All I Can Do... (revised)
(dedicated to my wife, Kathy,)
Words cannot begin to express
the sorrow that I feel
towards the events that
have unfolded of late…
It seems that life
has dealt us a bad hand
my love,
and bluffing
won’t make that hand
any easier to win…
But just the same,
we must play it as it comes…
I know of late,
I’ve been tough to live with,
for I have my good days
and bad days…
And within those good and bad days,
good and bad moments…
My life changed this summer,
from one looking forward
for many years into the future,
a future with you…
It has changed since then,
to trying to find out,
what future,
I still have left…
There is so much,
I still want to do with you,
and I want to spend many years
doing these things with you…
The trouble is that now,
I don’t know,
if I have the time,
to do them…
All I do know is this,
the energy to do,
what I want to do
or
what I need to do
is not there, right now…
All I can do is try
to make the best
of each day,
as it comes…
If there is a best
to be found…
All I can ask you to do,
my love,
is this...
Please bear with me,
my love,
in the days, weeks, months,
and hopefully years
to come…
For it is only that hope
that sustains me…
© Jonathan Wikkins January 21, 2008
Revised February 6, 2008, February 9, 2008
All rights reserved
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Hell is having children, but, never seeing them grow up, until it’s done. © Jonathan Wikkins April 28, 20083 lines, April 28
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maryannde : May his soul fly beyond the pain....into eternity on August 20Dear Mike... Forgive me for not knowing you had left. Allpoetry and I do not spend time together much anymore. Today when I came to see what you had written lately, my heart was torn at the news of your leaving this plane of existence.
You have always held a sweet spot in my heart and it weeps tonight.
Soar my friend... I bet those wings work great!
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Rose Patrick on June 24Rest in peace for now true peace is your at last. Now you have all the answer to all that you ever want to know.
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Amunet Wolfbane : Rest in peace my friend on June 24Michael,
I know you've moved on to Summerland, but you and I shall meet again upon the ethers. You are missed. Blessings, Gypsy -
rhiannon 11 on June 24Mike I am going to miss you so much....a dear man, beautiful soul, sweet sweet friend...
you will be missed...
This comes with love
Sarah
