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And death shall have no dominion.
No more may gulls cry at their ears
Or waves break loud on the seashores;
Where blew a flower may a flower no more
Lift its head to the blows of the rain;
Through they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.

- Dylan Thomas

I found out last night a friend had died of cancer... I knew he was sick and dying, but like always, it never sinks in until someone is gone... he's been an online friend for years, though I was lucky to meet him in person a few times when I lived out west... sadly, I didn't get a chance to really say goodbye, I'm so bad in situations like this, I'm always at a loss for words... he was 45, much too young to be gone, but I guess life and death don't look at age the same way we do, life comes and goes as it will... I'm so sad I've gone quite numb and I don't know if I need a good cry or what... fare thee well Phil, may we meet in a far off forest where elves walk happily day in, day out, watching the stars as the years go peacefully by...