Farewell, Ray Bradbury

Dearheart, let us sit by the fire
this fine October eve
and drink dandelion wine
and wait
wait
for some wicked thing
to come
set up its carnival.

“Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off.
Build your wings on the way down.”

Ray Bradbury
(August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012)

Halloween Tree
Joseph Mugnaini’s cover illustration for The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

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