~by Gregg Rowe~
At this site lies the coffin
Of a poet named Gregg Rowe
Who composed with a flair some poetry
Just like Edgar Allen Poe
His ashes have now travelled
Down the Fraser to St Laurent River
And his soul has now become a star
Shining next to the Big Dipper
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Written April 5th, 2004
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This is so sad but also beautiful. I disagree with some of the comments that this is premature. Death is something that is inevitable for us all, the one certainty in life, so why not go out the way we want, with the words we ant. Hell, I don't want no miserable wake, I want a party.
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I have to say that sort of scared me.....I wouldn't really want to write one of those for myself. Too.....weird. But your was well-written and I suppose it works......but it still creeps me out.
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It takes a great strength of purpose to be able to foreshadow your death and how you'd like it to be. Kudos to you for not being afraid to face the inevitable. As you are also a Lord of the Rings Fan both books and movies, I believe you'd know about Cameron Duncan. His film made me cry just as your poem did.
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or as Lily Tomlin used to say through her little girl character in a huge rocking chair, 'So there' as she sticks out her tongue...I am more of a shock writer but hey, if I wanted something written after I died who better to do it than me...at least I would get it right...hehhehe
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you seem to be focusing on very heavy topics of late gregg
and while i know your history (at least that i've read on your author page) don't you think it is a bit premature to be writing your epithath? not that it is wrong to be prepared (who knows, a meteor could fall from the heavens and bonk any one of us on the noggin' 5 minutes from now) but try not to let it take hold...live life now with out letting death obscure the view. (listen to me "lecture...wasn't it just a few days ago, i was writing total rants? always easier to give advice, than to take your own). as for the epithath...not a bad way to be remembered...although i do believe yours will have to be a bit longer!
~liz
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This is a really beautiful memorial. While the subject is obviously sad, I found this more a celebration of their spirit than a depressing piece on death, which worked really well. Nice working in of the natural world - the beauty of the stars and the river made the poem more vivid. Beautiful poem
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This is just plain sad. 
Sorry, Great write. 
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