Epitaph for a Fallen Hero

Greetings Dear Reader,

Today is Captain Kirk's birthday. One of my friends, highly moved by his death in one of the movies penned the following. I post it today in both of their honor and in memory of absent friends. You know who you are.

Epitaph for a Fallen Hero

To boldly go where no man has gone before,
Sarpidion, Regula I, Ceti Alpha 6.
We paid for the party with our dearest blood,
But then somehow that blood was reclaimed.

To boldly go where no man has gone before,
Shakaharee, Vulcans Forge, the Nexus.
I know that I will die alone, I have always known.
I have lost two loves out here.

To boldly go where no man has gone before,
Gary Mitchell, Edith Keeler, David.
We paid for the party with our dearest blood,
They are all guardians of forever.

To boldly go where no man has gone before,
Gary Seven, Robert April, George and Gracie.
Protect the past to insure the future,
Captain, There be whales here.

To boldly go where no man has gone before,
The five year mission, seek out new life.
We paid for the party with our dearest blood,
Of ten, only Enterprise returned

To boldly go where no man has gone before,
Veger, Rura Pente, Genesis.
We are the only ship in the quadrant,
Turning death into a fighting chance to live.

To boldly go where no man has gone before,
The Undiscovered country, The final Enterprise,
We paid for the party with our dearest blood,
Good night sweet prince.

11-18-94

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn