September 29, 2000

the rose has fallen

lying unused upon the silent ground

its glories long remembered

no longer bold upon that charismatic lapel

no more our father protecting our land

from visions not his own

the rose has fallen

may the blooms that follow

shine as bright

and also true

In memory of Pierre Elliott Trudeau,

be he well or poor remembered.

October 19, 1919 ~ September 28,2000.

A request that those that follow be as grand

and stand also for Truth.