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“Epitaph” by Dave Callum
Today we present “Epitaph” a poem by Dave Callum.
Read by Herr Wozzeck, As A Gift.
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Transcript
You’re
listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:The Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
Speaker:This
Speaker:is
Speaker:Rob
Speaker:MacWolf
Speaker:your
Speaker:fellow
Speaker:traveler,
Speaker:and
Speaker:Today
Speaker:we
Speaker:present “Epitaph”
Speaker:a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Dave
Speaker:Callum.
Read
by
Speaker:Herr Wozzeck, As
Speaker:A
Speaker:Gift.
Please
enjoy
“Epitaph”,
a
Speaker:poem
Speaker:by
Speaker:Dave
Speaker:Callum
My
friends,
Speaker:we
Speaker:meet
Speaker:in
Speaker:sober
Speaker:dress
To
praise
Speaker:the
Speaker:dead,
Speaker:as
Speaker:manners
Speaker:press;
He
spoke
Speaker:of
Speaker:age
Speaker:with
Speaker:easy
Speaker:grace,
And
made
Speaker:forever
Speaker:commonplace.
We
lived
Speaker:by
Speaker:seasons,
Speaker:shore
Speaker:to shore;
Each
crossing
Speaker:bought
Speaker:a
Speaker:few
Speaker:months
Speaker:more.
He
dreamed
Speaker:my
Speaker:country
Speaker:would
Speaker:be
Speaker:home,
Where
vows
Speaker:would end our need to roam.
Speak gently now; the rite is
brief.
The
living
Speaker:seldom
Speaker:merit
Speaker:grief.
The
man
Speaker:survives.
Speaker:Beneath
Speaker:this
Speaker:stone
There
lie
Speaker:the
Speaker:years
Speaker:we
Speaker:called
Speaker:our
Speaker:own.
This
was “Epitaph”
Speaker:by
Speaker:Dave Callum, read for you by Herr Wozzeck, As A Gift. As always,
Speaker:you
Speaker:can
Speaker:find
Speaker:more
Speaker:stories
Speaker:and
Speaker:poetry
Speaker:on
Speaker:thevoice.dog,
Speaker:or
Speaker:wherever
Speaker:you
Speaker:get
Speaker:your
Speaker:podcasts.
Speaker:Thank
Speaker:you
Speaker:for
Speaker:listening
Speaker:to
Speaker:The
Speaker:Voice
Speaker:of
Speaker:Dog.
