When Breath Becomes Air
by 
Zettel
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Posted: Friday, March 25, 2016 Word Count: 75 Summary: Just a few lines to make known Paul Kalinithi - an extraordinary man who wrote an extraordinary book (Title as above) before he died at 36 in 2015. |
When Breath Became Air
When breath became air
His body died
But something precious lingered there
A life gone
His life remained
Loved and honoured
In justly cherished memo
Of good deeds done
Of courage shown
Cruel, early; Death's Summer call
Denied us all a mellow fruitful Fall
Piercing hearts with a hasty Winter chill
Paul's body may have gone but
The Man, his daring mind, devoted heart
Unbowed, unbeaten, is here with us still
When breath became air
His body died
But something precious lingered there
A life gone
His life remained
Loved and honoured
In justly cherished memo
Of good deeds done
Of courage shown
Cruel, early; Death's Summer call
Denied us all a mellow fruitful Fall
Piercing hearts with a hasty Winter chill
Paul's body may have gone but
The Man, his daring mind, devoted heart
Unbowed, unbeaten, is here with us still