Graham

He epitomized the brotherhood of his culture.
A caretaker of his tribe through non-dogmatic means.
A phenomenal actor, eminent,
with no pretension or ostentation.

He should have been ripe for the wolves,
but something in his eyes said
this silken haired man only needed
a handshake to make contract for his work.
He moved through films first as a slingshot,
later as a catapult.

He was a positive and gleeful package,
transplanted, in part, to the U.S. from Canada.

The fatality of his health leaves a vacancy.
The length of his age
should have been extended
way into the sphere of things to come.

This guy had another Oscar or two in him,
I just know it.