Ira COHEN                                      back

 

 

 

 

THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE

 

George Plimpton is dead

He died in his bed

At 76 he took the express

straight on out in his sleep

Once he scandalized a snobbish

club by bringing a midget

with him, he invited Vali

to his rooms in Paris

to come out of the rain

He must have taken on the bulls in Spain

not many of the old guard

                                     left

Panache, joie de vivre

Who will take up the gauntlet?

Who else will wear

his heart on his sleeve?

One less chair at the table

                                   of dreams.

 

Sept. 26, 2003