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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
 Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 13:51:40
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Unhappy year! that holds the hand of Death
And robs us all of friends whom we hold dear,
I pray the Spring should give you quickened breath
And wash away this mist of somber fear.
I know no words to slow the march of time.
No plea can stay the seasons or the knife.
I know too well the feebleness of rhyme
In capturing the beauty of a life.
And yet I speak, for silence will not bide
The loss of Great Men, whom we miss so well.
From loss, no living man can truly hide
And so we choose these stories still to tell:
Our friends we lose, but mem'ries will we hold
Far warmer than a fire against the cold.
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 17:35:31
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Beautiful. Well said, BC.
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 17:47:57
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Thanks for this.
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My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 19:07:52
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Tis sad (while at the same time poetic) to see them both go within about a year of each other.  |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 21:53:33
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| Lots of great tributes are showing up now. I really like this one from Rich Burlew via his great Order of the Stick webcomic. |
My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 22:58:41
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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Lots of great tributes are showing up now. I really like this one from Rich Burlew via his great Order of the Stick webcomic.
I was hoping to see an OotS tribute. Thanks for the tip Christopher. |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 23:35:46
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That was/is a great comic. 
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
Edited by - Brimstone on 13 Apr 2009 21:28:39 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
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Menelvagor
Senior Scribe
Israel
352 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 08:01:44
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| Too many are leaving us in these hard days. Let us hope they are together, in a better place (and playing a better game). |
"Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly.
How much less them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation in the dust, are crushed before the moth?" - Eliphaz the Temanite, Job IV, 17-19.
"Yea, though he live a thousand years twice, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" - Ecclesiastes VI, 6.
"There are no stupid questions – just a bunch of inquisitive idiots."
"Let's not call it 'hijacking'. Let's call it 'Thread Drift'." |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 14:15:38
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I guess I hit the relpy with quote button on this post, I was trying to edit an earlier post. Sorry. Wolly, Sage could one of you guys please deleted it. I dont want to clutter this thread. Thanks
BRIMSTONE |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
Edited by - Brimstone on 13 Apr 2009 21:27:55 |
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Darkmeer
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 16:20:12
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Garen, I'm actually quite touched by this. Thank you very much for sharing.
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"These people are my family, not just friends, and if you want to get to them you gotta go through ME." |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
211 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2009 : 14:55:46
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Congrats Garen.. It was really you who did it? ;)
May I save it to use some other day? (with credits, of course) |
--- Ed Appel
*** I'm a brazilian FR fan. So, feel free to correct my writing mistakes to improve my english. |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2009 : 14:59:51
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quote:
Originally posted by edappel
Congrats Garen.. It was really you who did it? ;)
May I save it to use some other day? (with credits, of course)
Yes, I wrote it.
I would prefer, if anyone's going to quote me, that it include a link back here. Otherwise, it's fine. |
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bitter thorn
Learned Scribe
USA
184 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2009 : 04:21:55
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Your poem touched me on many levels. I blogged briefly here.
http://www.myspace.com/stevem_co
Friday, April 17, 2009
A time of loss
Current mood:Devastated
Category: Friends
I saw poem that made me mindful of the profound loss of a dear friend. The poem originated regarding another man I admire, but reminded me of a recent loss.
Unhappy year! that holds the hand of Death
And robs us all of friends whom we hold dear,
I pray the Spring should give you quickened breath
And wash away this mist of somber fear.
I know no words to slow the march of time.
No plea can stay the seasons or the knife.
I know too well the feebleness of rhyme
In capturing the beauty of a life.
And yet I speak, for silence will not bide
The loss of Great Men, whom we miss so well.
From loss, no living man can truly hide
And so we choose these stories still to tell:
Our friends we lose, but mem'ries will we hold
Far warmer than a fire against the cold.
Big long link #1
Big long link #2
Mike Sargent was a devoted and loving husband. He was a man of quality, integrity, and intellect. His loss makes this world a poorer place yet.
Big long link #3
Big long link #4
Rest in Peace Mike.
PS I couldn't get the hypertext links to work, so I would be appreciate moderator help for clean up.
Mod edit: Cast shrinky links. |
"Nobody listens to the Ranger!"
Our groups are all sticking with 3.X classic Realms. |
Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 19 Apr 2009 22:44:24 |
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Arion Elenim
Senior Scribe
933 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2009 : 02:42:43
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| Everybody throw up a tankard of ale tonight in salute. I'd like to know I'm toasting with friends. :) |
My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm |
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
France
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In Memoriam
