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The Bard
In memory of the poet Jeffrey Vernon
The Bard
In sickbay's shadow lay the gifted bard
Christ's singer - waiting to obtain a heart
But there was none available in time
To save the gentle poet and his rhyme
In vain he waited long and thereupon
He offered his own tissues, limb and bone
For others' gain the generous bard would give
The vital organs they would need to live.
But Christ the Lord, the saving Avatar
Made him amongst all bards His choicest star
Gave him a heart for bliss and power to intone
New songs of praise for ever and anon.
Elizabeth Dandy
