Ode to Jerry Garcia

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    Ode to Jerry Garcia

    A half a generation too late...
    I was introduced to you
    Through a very special friend.
    And I could not believe
    How you moved me.

    He told me stories
    Of how special your music was.
    How it helped him remember
    His young and dangerous years.

    He told me of the times that only you
    Could have given him.
    And tonight, we lay down roses
    And ribbons...and long brown hair

    Did you know how they loved you?
    Did you know that you became
    A part of their young lives?
    And do you understand
    That you remain a part of them still?

    At 4:23am, on August 9, 1995
    When you did not rise with the sun
    California became your deathbed.

    I wonder...
    Who will complete your destiny?
    I wonder...
    Why we feel compelled to fly
    (just one last time)

    Be grateful in your death.
    For while you lived
    You have been truly loved
    By those you never knew.

    And I'll never have the answer
    When he asks me "why?".
    But I'll look at my friend
    Whom I love, and who still loves you,

    And I will say...
    I don't know,
    ...maybe it was the roses.


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