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Charles Christian
Remembering Robert Palmer (1949 - 2003)
Robert Palmer died just over three years ago. He was the epitome of cool, and he died far too young. I knew him at school, when he was then known as Alan -- he was the kid we all wanted to be like, and this short poem could never do him justice...
Small seaside town, Scarborough in the 1960s
At school you were so cool even the teachers could feel the breeze
On to college or a steady job was the order of the day back then
But you escaped, for the life of a rock and roll gypsy
You didn't mean to turn us on
But most people found you simply irresistible
Gone far too soon at 54
As long as MTV continues to screen Addicted to Love
You'll live on, a legend like Jimmy Dean or Steve McQueen
Not for you the fate of growing old, living off faded glories
Nor sneaking around the nostalgia music scene
You might as well admit it, some guys have all the luck.
©2006 by Charles Christian
Charles Christian is a UK-based lawyer-turned long-time technology
journalist, now starting to get some short stories and poetry
published in anthologies, print magazines, and online webzines. His
poetry has been described as "walking a narrow edge that could
crumble into cleverness," while his stories fall into the science
fiction/dark fantasy genres. For more information see his Web site.
For more information on Robert Palmer, see Wikipedia.
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