All Things Galore

All Things Galore
by Michael R. Burch

(for my grandfathers George Edwin Hurt Sr. and Paul Ray Burch, Sr.)

Grandfather,
now in your gray presence
you are

somehow more near

and remind me that,
once, upon a star,
you taught me

wish

that ululate soft phrase,
that hopeful phrase!

and everywhere above, each hopeful star

gleamed down

and seemed to speak of times before
when you clasped my small glad hand
in your wise paw

and taught me heaven, omen, meteor ...

Keywords/Tags: family, grandfather, grandparents, grandchild, grandson, teacher, mentor, example, guide, guidance, guru, sage, wise man, instructor, model, archetype
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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October 18, 2022 at 5:33 PM
Love you and your poem, give me more.
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October 18, 2022 at 5:24 PM
ALRIGHT, KURTIS THIS REALLY MAKES ME HEAR THOSE SHOES TAPPING. i LOVE THIS POEM.
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October 18, 2022 at 5:24 PM
ALRIGHT, KURTIS THIS REALLY MAKES ME HEAR THOSE SHOES TAPPING. i LOVE THIS POEM.
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