John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara in ‘The Quiet Man’
Technicolor dimmed today
flame, temporarily, extinguished
as titian hair and fiery eyes
bowed, quietly, out
may the wind carry you
once more, mavourneen,
to rise again
free in fields of emerald fire
your light
to live forever
I was saddened to learn earlier this evening of the passing of Maureen O’Hara. I had been chatting about her recently with Cole, in comments, when we each discovered a mutual admiration for this fine actress who embodied strength in the roles she played. Aged 95, she had, as the saying goes, ‘a good innings’ but I know, from my own experience, that the loss of a loved one takes no account of their age. My condolences to her family. She will be missed by them even while she lives on for the rest of us in film and was rightly crowned ‘the Queen of Technicolor’.
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