As a poet of Newfoundland lore
You were without doubt unsurpassed
I wish I could have known you then
And some of your wisdom amassed

Your poems are to me the essence
Of everything truly Newfoundland
Penned in clarity, you have given us
A glimpse of our native homeland

Though gone now for thirty odd years
Your poetic legacy is with us still
And daily I reach to read your works
For in me my heritage they strongly instil

Working at law for most of your life
And only turning to poetry late in your year
In spite of that you were very prolific
Writing much during your poetic career

You worked in obscurity most of your life
But luckily your works were published when sent
And now, thank heaven, we have a chance
To read them to our heart’s content


This little poem is penned as a salute to the late NL poet, Richard Augustus Parsons, whom I hold in high esteem. His body of work included over 120 published poems.
  Submitted By: John Cornick