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Author: anon
Image: Drum-beats of Times
Gone by (here)
You came on the scene
Made a fleeting appearance
Scared the daylights
of peers and big names
Oh! How they swooned and moan
Natalie was a gem
To hold you spellbound
Extended all the support
A pretty lass
Your following all wanting more
The known big names Hudson, Taylor
Were cast with you but you stood tall
A couple of starring roles, just!
Rebel Without A Cause
East of Eden
Written in the stars
destined for fame
But alas,
That fateful day of September 30, 1955
In a moment of shocking encounter
The unbelievable
A disaster!
A crash, a car crash
Snuffed the young life
A bright future already in hand
in the middle of the making
of Giant, disrupting the shoot
To save the day
a double was brought in
Shattered the dreams of many
The teeny, the young and the old
A legend upon your demise
Obliterated from the scene though
but in place an icon was born
Untimely but never forgotten
Broken hearts aplenty
Chanting...
But alas,
That fateful day of September 30, 1955
In a moment of shocking encounter
The unbelievable
A disaster!
A crash, a car crash
Snuffed the young life
at age of 24
A bright future already in hand
in the middle of the making
of Giant, disrupting the shoot
To save the day
a double was brought in
Shattered the dreams of many
The teeny, the young and the old
A legend upon your demise
Obliterated from the scene though
but in place an icon was born
Untimely but never forgotten
Broken hearts aplenty
Chanting...
Dean, James Dean!
Carrie;s at Sunday Muse #244.
Great tribute :)
ReplyDeleteYes, very good tribute. I'd forgotten just how young he was when he died.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful tribute to a talented artist. How are you Hank? - Truedessa
ReplyDeleteHank, this brings memories, "that fateful day of September 30, 1955." Can't remember what I was doing but I remember finding out. Could have been work, I worked shiftwork at the Elgin National Watch Factory as a college dropout until I got drafted into the Army in 1956. While in the Army, we (married then) a 1950 Jimmy Dean Mercury, it was a very nice car for back then (story there too, might tell later).
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Well done Hank.
ReplyDeleteMuch❤love
It was such a shame that his life was cut off so short. To think of all the things he could have accomplished. Always glad to see you at the Muse Hank!
ReplyDelete"Only the good die young."
ReplyDeleteShattered dreams for sure! Possibilities never explored.
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