Lauria at the Speed of Light

  • remembering a great performer, good friend, former bandmate, lost to Covid-19
     

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    Lauria at the Speed of Light

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  • did I ever tell you about Lauria
    living at the speed of light
    blazing through the midday sky
    rocketing through the night

    she was a natural wonder
    a miracle to behold
    soared through time like a lightning flash
    unwilling to ever grow old

    streaking through the universe
    a meteor of flesh and bone
    racing high above on wings of dreams
    like a shooting star she shone

    mystery sister of Aoede & Terpsichore
    she’s a goddess of dance and song
    she’d cast her beguiling lyrical spell
    and hold captive her mesmerized throng

    the news came late last weekend
    Lauria was nowhere in sight
    last seen circling a midnight star
    moving at the speed of light

    people who knew Lauria well
    were sure it was what they’d feared
    she had finally outdistanced time
    and mystically disappeared

    never ever to be seen again
    no way — no how — nowhere
    she’d lived life at such velocity
    she blazed out like a beautiful flare

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    oh, would her end have been such magic
    whirled away in an enchanted gust
    sadly she was felled by a virulent evil
    smaller than a speck of stardust

    R.I.P.

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    rob kistner © 2020

     

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  • 32 thoughts on “Lauria at the Speed of Light”

    1. It’s troubling when those who burn brightest have their light not just dimmed but stolen. It sounds like hers was a life well lived.
      I’m sorry for your loss, Rob.

      1. She was something else Grace. We could harmonize like we were brother and sister — we had a genetic-like blend. We were in three different R&B show groups together. She worked out the choreography for the floor numbers the groups did. Those were the days of “show bands”.

    2. Wonderfully presented work, Rob. Her living self is very clearly and tenderly conveyed and, as a result, your loss is equally clear. And shared.

      Awesome work, Brother. Write on.

      1. Thank you Ron. I hadn’t seen her in a number of years, with my moving to the Pacific Northwest, but she left an indelible impression in who I was as a performer. She was an important woman in my life for that reason. Not with the impact of my my daughter or my wife of 33 years now — but important. I loved her talent and her sprit. It hurt to know she suffered at the end. She deserved better. It chaps my ass when I hear these Trump zealots claiming Covid-19 is not real. It’s real as death! Lauria’s wife told me she went very hard, but reasonably quickly. Life sucks sometimes!

    3. I can feel her energy soaring through life and sadly I feel her energy dimming before her natural time. An absolutely lovely tribute. I hope this beast called covid can be tamed or destroyed. So heartfelt …

    4. A tribute to Lauria that I am sure she would have felt honored to read, Rob. Some people shine so brightly that they ignite a spark in each person they encounter.
      I am sorry for your loss.

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