Late to the Funeral

I suppose I'm a bit late to the party...err...funeral here. It is with a heavy heart that I tell you Homework in a Graveyard has locked up the gate to the grounds once and for all. Autumn's posts will be missed greatly, and if she ever has something pressing to pass along, Through the Eyes of a Sorcerer will gladly accommodate for a guest post.  Autumn has requested that we not do anything special for her (full details int he post) other than planting and keeping an elder dandelion somewhere in our yards. To keep with the "spirit" of things here, I decided on a commemorative poem (forgive the funky meter and rhyme scheme in advance, I tend to do strange things. They work together, but not in any recognizably conventional manner. No, this is not another limerick. Though I was tempted.) And Autumn's knack for pulling pop culture has always impressed me greatly, so I tried write a poem based loosely on the style of a certain "Year in Review" (which is not necessarily child friendly and therefore not linked). It might makes more sense set to the tune from the video.

NOTE: I'm hoping this doesn't flop miserably, but without knowledge of the group it could potentially be bad. The year in question for the tune is 2008, by the way, for those of you with some sort of idea about babies in top hats that like to sing about the disasters through the year.

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Three years ago it started, 6th of June Saturday,
She opened up her bloggy-thing and began to write away.
Her mission simple,  to tell of a great game,
Through her critical point of view it never did look lame!

Tenure for Dworgyn started, and the battle cry still rings,
Penny Dreadful's story came about containing all sorts of things.
Pop culture references started, and slowly they matured,
And all throughout the blog process we heard how Autumn endured.

From the cat and mouse gangs of Marleybone to strife in Dragonspyre,
Never once did she turn back and wish she had been fire.
The power of death, a nercomatic unlife,
Through the entire game Autumn played and wrote on the highlights!

And now we end this, on a note of memory,
Autumn Duskhunter, your contributions will never be forgotten by me.
The 8 Bit Trials, in modern times were fun,
And no matter where you roam next you've always got our Spiral's shining sun!

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Be Well, Autumn. We won't let your battle cry die out.

Your Friend Always,
John Lifeglen

Goodbyes Are Not Forever

Well gang, I've got some incredibly sad news.  A very dear friend has passed away, and she is one that I hope you all remember.  Heather Emeraldflame has passed.  While she hasn't been seen publicly for quite some time, she has been lurking in the Spiral and working on a couple of her alts, as Heather E. and her life on another account Alric D. had already finished Celestia.  Heather hasn't been well for quite some time, and her passing means that she at least will not be in pain any longer.  I am taking comfort that she's able to soar around on her dragon somewhere in the skies above Wizard City and beyond. 

As a tribute to Heather, I will not be removing her from my friend's list, and I ask that you do the same.  Also, please remember her as the inspiring Diviner who, along with Fallon, introduced us all to the wonders of the storm school on Ravenwood Radio.

If you have anything you would like to say to Heather's family, please comment on this post and I'll make sure they get it.  Thank you for always being here.

Goodbye, Heather.  I'm sure we'll meet again someday beyond the veil, just as Harry and Sirius will.

Your [Saddened] Friend Always,
John Lifeglen