A beetle ran across his brow
Black as ink on paper - note how
It signifies an end of thought
A pause - a closing of the book
As Osbourne with a frozen look
Lies down
He loved his mother - 'God knows how'
His wife will meet his father now
Time is slow
The hazy glow - of light
Interrupted - dim then bright
Through the branches faintly glow
Ending now
The beetle running from the brow
Leaving now
Child returned to nursery
Gathered into father's heart
Young Master's Ale a memory
'Do you know I loved you now?'
The beetle fallen from the brow
Making haste to quit the page
Of Osbourne Hamley's face
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