Secret Sharer

       Bobby’s feet thudded over the cold floors as he dashed to a hot shower.

       Spring dawned cold and wet and he had walked

       Blocks and blocks on New York streets.

       Snow stubbornly clung to stair railings, corners of sidewalks.

       In the cascade of hot water he pocketed his disappointment.

       Nearly late for his dinner he let it all reel out in his head.

       Tucking into meatloaf he was quiet.

                   He was the band’s drummer

                    Too shy to test his voice.

                     He wanted to sing but instead kept a steady rhythm.

       Now the stage provided  home for him.

       The song lived in his confidence.

       It strutted out from the shine of his eyes

       Put arms around the audience.

       This is for you, it said.

       His baritone, his modulations,

       The zing of notes and beats reinvented by him

       Became him, became life, became a new song

       Became all reaching out.

                         Who knew him?

                         Everyone there did in that moment.

                         That smile, his dancing in the spot of light.

                       He’s theirs.

                       A kid has a new bike,

                       A renewed sense of fun from an unknown donor.

                       He had been a kid too with an undisclosed ache of his own.

                        Not getting to run, on the outside looking in.

                                       Days march by sometimes unknown,

                                       Unclarified in the cold sticking to early spring

                                        Waiting for the sun.

                         Kids one day have a new song.

                         Bobby’s lyrics find them

                         Like a piece of the sun, sweet

                         Wrapped up for them.

                         Sailing out of the clear blue

                         There’s reinventing, a voice of excitement

                         Reaching in deep and new.

                          He’s theirs.

                                                   Connie Sanford Jeffrey  

From: Gdubson@... <Gdubson@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 9:02 AM

In a message dated 7/10/2009 6:58:53 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nirishscot@yahoo. ie writes:

He’s theirs.

And he is ours.  Thanks, Connie, this is lovely.

 

Gisele

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From: doozydanae@... <doozydanae@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 7:29 PM

Thank you, Connie.  Your deep felt, visual words nurture Bobby's memory, bring him to life, and capture the heart and soul of the man while touching mine.   Thank you.

 

Let it shine, Karen

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From: Gdubson@... <Gdubson@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 7:32 PM

She has the knack for sure.

 

Gisele

 

In a message dated 7/10/2009 6:30:53 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, doozydanae@aol. com writes:

Thank you, Connie.  Your deep felt, visual words nurture Bobby's memory, bring him to life, and capture the heart and soul of the man while touching mine.   Thank you.

 

Let it shine, Karen

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From: Gdubson@... <Gdubson@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 7:46 PM

I guess that's why I do it, because he really seems alive to me when I write about him.

 

Gisele

 

In a message dated 7/10/2009 6:43:34 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nirishscot@yahoo. ie writes:

Ah thanks, Gisele. And you also have a great knack for bringing Bobby to life in your stories too. Connie

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From: Connie Jeffrey <nirishscot@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 7:52 PM

Yes! I can really understand this because he feels alive to me too when I write about him. Connie --- On Fri, 10/7/09, Gdubson@aol. com <Gdubson@aol. com> wrote: From: Gdubson@aol. com <Gdubson@aol. com> Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevent s07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday To: Darinlifetimeevents 07@yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 7:46 PM I guess that's why I do it, because he really seems alive to me when I write about him.   Gisele   In a message dated 7/10/2009 6:43:34 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nirishscot@yahoo. ie writes: Ah thanks, Gisele. And you also have a great knack for bringing Bobby to life in your stories too. Connie Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite artists on tour at TourTracker. com.

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From: Beth McAvoy <beth_mcavoy@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, 11 July, 2009, 3:57 PM

Lovely poem Connie. You really make me imagine Bobby is up there in Manhattan, running around, working hard to demonstrate his singing and writing talents, to get his lucky break. He's hanging out right now, at the Brill building, or on his way to Hansen's soda shop. Beth McAvoy,   My Website: www.BethMcAvoy. com --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Connie Jeffrey <nirishscot@yahoo. ie> wrote: From: Connie Jeffrey <nirishscot@yahoo. ie> Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevent s07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday To: Darinlifetimeevents 07@yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 7:52 PM Yes! I can really understand this because he feels alive to me too when I write about him. Connie --- On Fri, 10/7/09, Gdubson@aol. com <Gdubson@aol. com> wrote: From: Gdubson@aol. com <Gdubson@aol. com> Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevent s07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday To: Darinlifetimeevents 07@yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 10 July, 2009, 7:46 PM I guess that's why I do it, because he really seems alive to me when I write about him.   Gisele   In a message dated 7/10/2009 6:43:34 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nirishscot@yahoo. ie writes: Ah thanks, Gisele. And you also have a great knack for bringing Bobby to life in your stories too. Connie Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite artists on tour at TourTracker. com. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger .yahoo.com

From: doozydanae@... <doozydanae@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, 11 July, 2009, 10:08 PM

Hi Connie,

 

Here are six pictures that might help inspire you to walk with young Bobby around

NYC again and hang on the juke box at Hansen's. I know you have to "feel" the words and the magic from deep within and it can only be ready when it's ready.  I love the dreamy, soulful look on first one. The boy just at the moment he became a man in his music.   Let it shine, Karen

 

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From: doozydanae@... <doozydanae@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 13 July, 2009, 11:54 PM

Hi Connie,

 

So far it's been a beautiful summer here, mild with low humidity. I've always said Baltimore humidity would make the devil sweat.

 

I spent some time at the beach on the south Jersey shore.  Jerseyites always differentiate whether they're from the south, north or central--three different worlds. I'm a native of Baltimore, but my hubby was from Southern New Jersey, and I have a great affinity for that area. 

 

As always, I'm enjoying the sound of Mr. Darin no matter where I am.  I can't go very long without a BD fix.

Not a day goes by that I don't think of him. 

 

I hope you're having a good summer too, and that you have many communications with and visions of Bobby that turn into more wonderful poems.

 

Let is shine, Karen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: doozydanae@... <doozydanae@...>
Subject: Re: [Darinlifetimeevents07] Happy Friday everyone. A Poem to celebrate Friday
To: Darinlifetimeevents07@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 11:54 PM

Hi Connie,

 

So far it's been a beautiful summer here, mild with low humidity. I've always said Baltimore humidity would make the devil sweat.

 

I spent some time at the beach on the south Jersey shore.  Jerseyites always differentiate whether they're from the south, north or central--three different worlds. I'm a native of Baltimore, but my hubby was from Southern New Jersey, and I have a great affinity for that area. 

 

As always, I'm enjoying the sound of Mr. Darin no matter where I am.  I can't go very long without a BD fix.

Not a day goes by that I don't think of him. 

 

I hope you're having a good summer too, and that you have many communications with and visions of Bobby that turn into more wonderful poems.

 

Let is shine, Karen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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