Howard Kerr Poet Free verse

Bereft and Bereaved

In loving memory the saga goes,
or so they say when feint reminder culls a piercing interlude.
Remnant of an unfinished sentence,
broken shadow haunt awash with grief,
snapshot at the edge of a well.
Parachute of blinding insight on queue or on song,
paper mache angel deep within.
Verses, scrolls, smudges from that pink enamel claw,
whose back fold clip appearance left one reeling,
like some
tree house dweller rattled by a swooping hawk.
Gimlet sipping voyageur
adrift on ice pack yacht,
in need of solace,
yet  wishing it to the bottom of his rusty bucket list.
Fragile human being torn apart,
funeral bound,
that once upon a time  surreal biker skirting mountains.
A priori stunt man metaphysically  divine  on rocky ledge,
dare devil prayer when it suits.
Feat performance activist a sleight of hand jester,
yet despite this vapid  mask of dumb amnesia,
he wanders blindfold down
an alpine peak while chasing after dim and distant keepsake





Date posted :31st January 2022

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Sara Kendrick February 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM This reads like snippets of someone who is remembering trips they have gone on in the past, but he/she has aged and now has to go on safer journeys. Thanks for sharing. Sara K