Of all the poetry in this unique book, one was of particular interest to Eddie. It was 'THE ODE (INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY)'. In this poem the tenth passage intrigued him immensely. Eddie designated passage number X's (Ten's) importance with a hand written double star in the book. It was the only marking left in the book referring to a significant writing that stood above the rest. The following is the actual passage number X from 'THE ODE (INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY)' on pages 248 and 249:

Then sing, ye birds, sing, sing a joyous song !
And let the young Lambs bound
As to the tabor's sound!
We in thought will join your throng,
Ye that pipe and ye that play,
Ye that through your hearts to-day
Feel the gladness of the May!
What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
In years that bring the philosophic mind.

This passage is a thorough representation of how Eddie approached his life philosophically in 1987 as a songwriter and human being. The passage declares that beauty from the past should be remembered, but so shall the pain and suffering. The beauty should be remembered to happily reflect upon, while the pain and suffering should be remembered, not to grieve upon, but to learn from and remind us to be thankful for the positive experiences that life has to offer.