RIP ElliotLacey31

I just found out earlier that Elliot passed away a couple of months ago, aged just 42.

He was one of my first friends on lush. The shy poet with the biggest heart you could find. I know he touched a lot of people's hearts over the years, both with his friendship and with his utterly beautiful poetry.

One of his poems appeared on the front page under the classic section the other week. Seeing it made me smile - it was the first ever piece I gave a Recommended Read to, back when I was a noobie mod.

I'm glad his poems and stories are still here because honestly, they're just fucking beautiful. If you've never read anything of his, have a look. And for all those as gutted by this news as I am, hugs and love to you.

J ❤️

https://www.weihailove.com/profile/elliotlacey31

https://www.weihailove.com/stories/love-poems/familiars

Crushing. Damn. This hurts, unexpectedly. I didn't know him well, and his final poem makes me wish I'd known him better. I'm glad his words are still here. Give him a read, please, and maybe a passing prayer. He seemed a kind, gentle, terrifically talented soul. Godspeed. You're missed

https://www.weihailove.com/stories/love-poems/im-still-here

That's terrible news. Elliot was superbly talented and without question one of the best people on Lush. I don't think I ever saw anything from him, including a forum post or comment that wasn't clever, witty and kind. His poems are indeed beautiful which is exactly the right word for his work, they have a unique beauty. A sad loss of a wonderful human being and enormous talent.

This is indeed saddening news. He once sent me a note of encouragement that my junior league attempts at poetry did not warrant, but that was a measure of his kindness and generosity. I am thankful his words are still here to give us some solace in his passing.

i knew Elliot. he was a friend. i won't pretend to have been his closest friend, but whenever i approved on of his poems he'd always text me to say thank you and we'd talk, And whenever i posted one of my poems, he'd text me as well, encouraging me to write more.

he was also a poet. why he landed here to gift us with his words, words that he applied to 'paper' like Monet applied paint to canvas is beyond me. he was good enough to be a star. thing is, he was a star. and still is.

other things that Elliot was...

kind. sweet. tender. funny. smart. clever. caring. beautiful. human.

i am so thankful that, though he is gone, he left us with a gift. his poems. i shall forever treasure having them here to read when i need to remember that the world is a beautiful place no matter how dark it sometimes feels.

farewell my friend. i hope that, wherever you are, you never stop writing.

Awww, much too young to pass! 😢

A Poet never dies, though. He’ll always live on through his beautiful words! ❤️

So sad! Elliott was such an amazing poet and just a genuinely nice person! He will be missed.

Sad news indeed. Only forty two. That doesn't seem right, does it? He was an amazing poet, and I must have read most of the work he posted here.

This is very sad news. Such a nice guy.