Through many peoples and seas have I travelled
to thee, brother, and these wretched rites of death.
I bring a last gift but can speak only to ashes
Since Fortune has taken you
Poor brother! stolen you away
leaving us to honour you
as has been from generation to generation
Take from my hands these sad gifts covered in tears
Now and forever, brother, Hail and farewell.
Catullus (101)
Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus
advenio has miseras, frater, ad inferias,
ut te postremo donarem munere mortis
et mutam nequiquam alloquerer cinerem.
Quandoquidem fortuna mihi tete abstulit ipsum.
Heu miser indigne frater adempte mihi,
nunc tamen interea haec, prisco quae more parentum
tradita sunt tristi munere ad inferias,
accipe fraterno multum manantia fletu,
atque in perpetuum, frater, ave atque vale.
phracktl
13th June 2015
Thoughts of you are never far away
we spent many happy times together
janiceharv
10th June 2015
We hope that you find this tribute to Mark HARVEY a place of comfort, support and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.
Sent by MuchLoved on 02/06/2015