It’s In The Genes

It seems they’re going very quickly now, these stars from all our pasts;

Our icons who we thought eternal, but life too shortly lasts!

Yesterday we lost another, one of the greatest comics of his time;

The incomparable Mr. Gene Wilder, who brought comedy to sublime!

I laughed till tears in all his films, “Blazing Saddles” and “Stir Crazy” were the best;

When it came to making patrons roll in the aisles, he was heads above the rest!

In 1982, he met his soulmate, the great Gilda Radner of SNL fame;

So sadly, they shared just seven years, ovarian cancer was the blame!

A part of him died that day too, for his heart was broke in half;

And when the tears are pouring from your soul, it’s hard to make people laugh!

After that he devoted much of his time, to funding lots of “Cancer Research”;

He tried to help all those that he could, of whom it would besmirch!

His real name was Jerome Silberman, “Gene Wilder” for the stage;

He passed yesterday at eighty-three, the greatest comedian of his age!

I’ll miss you dear Gene Wilder, you shared your passion and your love;

You are still one giant shining star, at night, we’ll see you up above!

R.I.P.

Jerome Silberman AKA Gene Wilder June 11, 1933-August 29,2016