In silence, disbelief
Adrift, a tide of tears
Braved the storm of grief
Laid a rainbow wreath
To arc through golden years
In silence, disbelief
His final fight, but brief;
this champion of queers
braved the storm of grief
Gathered up each sheaf;
those verses no one hears
in silence, disbelief
Our lives, they interleave;
united, faced our fears
Braved the storm of grief
Though temporal release;
a pride in him endures
In silence, disbelief
braved the storm of grief
[Note: A villanelle for Roger. Graham Collett, 2024. I’m no poet but felt that I ought to contribute a few thoughts.]
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