Wed, June 29, 2005
Reflections on the Brevity of Life—4:33 PM
The following is a poem that I wrote very spontaneously in high school and submitted to the school's literary magazine on a whim. To my great astonishment, it was selected for publication. Since I don't have a copy of the magazine, I thought it had been lost forever. (Once or twice, I've thought of contacting Julienne Rolfe – even though I haven't spoken with her in nearly a decade, she ran the magazine and might have a copy.)
As luck would have it, I just stumbled across a copy on an old floppy disc while looking for some ancient website assets.
Now, it can finally be shared:
Reflections on the Brevity of Life
He was the strongest man in the countryside
Hey, ho! Hey, ho! ZIMBABWE!
In battle he was wounded, and soon he died
Hey, ho! Hey, ho! ZIMBABWE!
His story isn't told to little children
His family doesn't even know his name.
But, even though his life was not historic,
He's still a mighty warrior just the same.
"Julienne Rolfe" — Mon, 4/9/07 10:23pm
smart writer to save a backup- because i had about 10 leftover "Serendipity" magazines until about 5 years ago, to commemorate my own publishing debut (& finale). Sorry to say i tossed all of them in a fit of post-highschool bitterness. Still really enjoy your poem!