A Gentle Man

A gentle-man in some ways rather shy One might say of him that he would not harm a fly Even in his neighborhood not that well known One never referred to as one of our own He led a sedentary sort of a life He never had children or never had a wife His partner she died some seven years ago In our years of life there are some times of woe See him in the park last week he did look fit and fine And quite healthy for one of sixty nine But he died suddenly of a heart attack which does seem sad to say And with the town's deceased his last remains forever lay A gentle-man in him nothing false or vain And for as long as i live fond memories of him i will retain.