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Guy Kettelhack
has authored, co-authored or contributed to more than 30 nonfiction books. His
poetry has appeared in over 25 print and online journals. He lives in NYC.
For Kiri-cat, who died late last night
This passing out of living has to stop. There is no
recompense or sense in it – but only one frail echo
of a distant thunder – of the wonder, in departing,
that an entrance ever was assayed: that a life
arrayed itself across a day, allayed all doubt that
it would not – was weighed, had impact: sharp
and bright as fact, with all the clout and clot and
gentleness of temperament and flesh: these are
the ripest lessons from the tree that I've seen drop.
But still I say: this passing out of living has to stop.