"My dream has gone"

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Description

Poem written by Richard Berkey after the death of his wife. The poem, which discusses Richard's grief and love for his wife, was written in 1999 on medical stationary taken from the doctor's office Richard and his wife used to clean. The poem was found in a box of old papers after Richard's death.

Creator

Richard Berkey

Source

Catherine Bellew

Publisher

Unpublished

Date

Rights

Creator: Richard Berkey
Owner: Catherine Bellew

Language

English

Identifier

Coverage

1975-1999

Diary and Journal Item Type Metadata

Genre

journal

Material

pencil, lined paper

Circulation

None

Linguistic Text

My dream has gone
to Heaven to sing with
angels on high - my dream
has gone to Heaven - but
we had the chance to say
goodbye I know not when
My time will come, But
How I want to be, in that
Choir in the sky - for
our love no matter
what - has not, and,
will never die
I will now be lonely -
And always wonder why -
But I hope to understand
Some day and will smile
and not cry.

Visual Text

The poem is written on medical stationary advertising a drug. The lined paper is purple, darker at the top than the bottom. At the top of the page is the logo for the drug, two multicolored arrows moving from the name of the drug to its dosages. There is a dark line separating the heading from the lined section of the paper, and a dark purple line at the bottom of the page separating the lined section of the paper from the stationary company information.

Given Text

Top of Page: Vantin
cefpodoxime proxetil
Oral Suspension and Tablet
50mg/5mL, 100-mL Suspension
100mg/5mL, 100-mL Suspension
100-mg Tablets
200-mg Tablets

Bottom of Page: 1994 The Upjohn Company
Upjohn USX 1963.00 April 1994
8307-88

Dimension

9" x 6"

Files

Richard Berkey Poem Two.PDF

Citation

Richard Berkey, “"My dream has gone",” Museum of Everyday Writing, accessed March 28, 2024, https://museumofeverydaywriting.omeka.net/items/show/8.

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