I have been a Michael Landon fan since his first appearance on screen as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza. Over the years he has entertained so many and his legacy lives on for us all to enjoy to this day. My tribute is a short poem I wrote on the anniversary of Michael's death in 2005.

 

An Ode to Michael

 

It is so hard to describe the emotions that I feel

 

I think about you constantly, to me you are so real

 

It's not just about your body or the beauty of your face

 

To me it is the inner you on which I contemplate.

 

 

You gave us all such happiness as you went about your day

 

Never claiming to be perfect, sometimes you lost your way

 

But all the time were striving to be a better man

 

Caring for the underdog, giving a helping hand.

 

 

There are those that try to knock you; put a blemish on your name

 

I guess that's part of the territory that goes along with fame

 

But from all I've read that's written, from those who knew you well

 

You loved life and people and of that they're proud to tell.

 

 

As a father of so many, your love was always true

 

And the little kid inside you continued to shine through

 

Your laughter and your smile is the memory that I hold

 

And certainly when God made you he must have broke the mould.

 

 

You were a cowboy, a father, an angel and a man

 

And I just wanted to pay tribute in the only way I can

 

So let's keep this day special and say a little prayer

 

For Michael, rest easy, from all of us that care.

 

Terri W.

England

 

 

 

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