Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 " This is written by 'darktalion' as a tribute to Poet in another group that thepoetskiss owned........This is submitted here, as thepoetskiss is a member here as well......thank you for allowing this to be posted here..... " Hello to you all. My name is Rick. The Owner of this club is my Father-in-law Poet. You all knew him as thepoetskiss. Earlier last night on January 10, at 7:34 pm, Poet made his passage from this life to the other. I am sure you all would want to know how he died, but please allow me to let you know how he lived. As I write this post it is late so my line of thought might be a bit sketchy so please bear with me. I met Poet of course through my wife, his daughter. I was honored and privileged to have him present her hand to me in our wedding ceremony. He looked to me, his eyes glistened with tears, and he placed his little girl's hand in mine, and gave her to me. He loved his children and his grandchildren and even accepted my children from a previous relationship as if they were his own blood. As most of you might know, he was a lover of life, a lover of truth, whether it be the discovery of truth, or of the telling of it. He is survived by his wife, his 31 year old daughter, his 28 year old son, grandchildren Nicholas, Mary, Kane, and Benjamin who were all in attendance to see him off for his journey. Poet was a lover of music… one of the things we disagreed most with. I am young and am more in to more aggressive music, where as Poet was an old country boy. We both played guitar and I remember being humbled a bit when he told me that " you can make your guitar scream son - but I can make mine sing like an angel " . What do you say to something like that? LOL And as this group shows, he is a persistent advocate for the truth He does not like doctors, but then who really does? As I watched him go in to his next life, I looked around. The people in the room all letting him know how much he was loved…..And he still is…. I hope when my time comes, that I have such a feeling in the room when I pass. Poet didn't live a rich life. There were always financial struggles, there was always bills too; there was almost never a break But looking around the room when he passed… I would have to say, that he was one of the richest people I have ever known. To have so many people love you and care for you is an amazing thing Poet had a hell of a sense of humor. There would be many a time where him and I would talk - Either about music, or politics, or simply chat about anything. We would bounce jokes back and forth from one person to the other. I am going to miss those conversations! There were times where Poet and I would butt heads, but when you have two men who have control issues - what do you expect? In the end, we all were able to give him the one thing he needed when it was time - To be there, to be with him, to allow him to begin his journey. I owe the man everything I have today… with out him I would have never met his daughter, I would never have my son Benjamin, and my life would be quite empty and bleak………. And now, with out him here, there is a hole in all of our hearts Bless you Poet You changed all of our lives deeply. R.I.P Poet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Sympathies and wishes for eternal life in the hereafter. Pat Patelos Zebulon, NC ppatelos - thepoetskiss Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:20 AM RE: " THEPOETSKISS. Group Member " " This is written by 'darktalion' as a tribute to Poet in another group that thepoetskiss owned........This is submitted here, as thepoetskiss is a member here as well......thank you for allowing this to be posted here..... " Hello to you all. My name is Rick. The Owner of this club is my Father-in-law Poet. You all knew him as thepoetskiss. Earlier last night on January 10, at 7:34 pm, Poet made his passage from this life to the other. I am sure you all would want to know how he died, but please allow me to let you know how he lived. As I write this post it is late so my line of thought might be a bit sketchy so please bear with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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