Forgotten Name Poems by Lynn Barany He sat alone on a park bench Keeping to himself Watching the frozen river Wishing the snow would melt. He used to be so famous, Powerful, and rich. He always thought his golden years Would come without a hitch. He thought he was immortal One of the chosen few, Now he can't pay his rent Which for months is overdue. Where did everything go wrong. Why did his family leave, Why had he been abusive Never whispered, only screamed. A street light on the river Said it's time that he should go. So he gets up very slowly But he falls into the snow. The next day's daily paper Mentioned something of the news. A one time famous fellow But nobody had a clue. So if you're such a person Who lives only for your fame, Remember it doesn't take too long Before folks forget your name.

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Hi, Thank you for coming to my poetry site. I hope you've enjoyed reading my poems and will come back again to this humble poets home -- Island Poetry. Every poem is original and is derived from my daily encounters, thoughts, experiences, relationships and contacts with family, loved ones, friends, nature, the world and people at large. My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself. Thus, once the idea and first line of a poem "pops" into my head, the balance of my poems "arrive to me" more or less complete requiring only my immediate and total attention and focus in its writing down, with minimal additional work or effort thereafter. While belonging to the International Society of Poets, I have also been fortunate to have had the support and publication of many of my poems by local community newspapers, faith groups, charitable organizations, and in various anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry and catalogued in the U.S. Library of Congress - Publication Data ISBN 1-56167-256-4 I now live on lower Vancouver Island, off the Canadian west coast. Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany. Once again thank you for reading my work, hope you enjoyed and found it relevant also to your own experiences of the living, loving and challenges of everyday life. I truly would appreciate and love to hear from anyone with comments, critiques, suggestions or what-have-you. Email Me - lynnbarany@islandpoetry.com Regards, Lynn Barany (Hanna)