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Howard Kerr Poem
An evanescent bouquet of skewed briars,
is how a tinsel laden tawdry essence wickedly unfolds,
scuppered signpost to my fetid human compost,
faint light pendant on soul crushed quantum migrant,
who might chortle at vivid veil flimsy vacuum,
skirt recklessly the bogus symbol moiety around me,
peer behind the squalid limp sodden hedge,
mock myopic moribund mist upon boundary busting dawn chimera,
sneer at synthetic spectrum stretch an irritating tidal wave surfeit,
cerulean fabric‘s milky way escapist plot,
in a perilous quest for that eternal tape loop mantra,
the synaptic heart of that vainglorious horizon,
self-knowledge under charcoal moon and silver beam veneer,
or feral waste rapid fire contagion set ablaze,
the indecisive day glow dither on the margins,
of fly weight feeble frantic dash as I squirm,
that velvet shadow treason daubed pettifog,
I’ve known as tangential wanton cobweb fester creed,
the mind a bloated ripple vortex numbing in its scope,
golden stream mirage but faux fur glib concoction,
against the banal backdrop of complex-ridden superficial eddy,
from floral garland poseur stricken en train,
that is mine to decipher without relish or reward,
some Vox pop indignation mere shrinking violet showcase waver,
such blur-hued truth has this dastardly demonic derailment,
that I brush aside as spiteful oxalic sting repost,
that deceptive mint green forest of chameleon cant,
sly nuanced molten maple syrup spoon-feed hint,
from out of kilter rainbow tree pierced otherworld,
unseen yet bliss-vase dream garden of firm outlook,
not just from isolated enigmatic individual script,
such as torrid turbulence or mindless scattered rim shot,
when convention can be altered in exotic prose,
human zeitgeist has this far too often penchant,
for silkworm rapt effervescent double speak,
whilst plain unvarnished uplifting utterance I exude,
resides within the deep crystal spring well,
of us torch aloft emerald earthling sages,
please augment the rock buttress stark phrase,
congenital in its immunity from decay or tarnish,
whose bluntness is a transforming carrier pigeon,
devoid of muted grey cloud blind waffle,
aromatic sprig to giant spasm of bold pluck,
monumental plight of our indigenous planet,
frightened cliques, hidebound yes men who yearn,
to swim the azure sunlit gulf of august freedom,
to that Eden where lucid tongues herald pristine witness,
where values at the centre of our being should flourish,
let the lustrous pearl of clutter free infant wisdom,
be that anchor of the universal majesty hankered after
Copyright © Howard Kerr | Year Posted 2023
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Howard Kerr Poem
On reflection, a shining mirror lays my core ethos bear,
inkling etched on mien can’t escape deep probing,
tilted jaw, gleaming eyes, vivacious aspect,
express an ardent quest for exponential flourish,
in this life of mine, and its manner of existence,
and the earnest cycle now associated with it,
without a trace of hesitancy I immediately act,
to be that person who channels every second for enhancement,
for my own bespoke becoming of an innovator,
in those multi-layered disciplines I’m mysteriously drawn to,
a dogma free advancement to the benefit of everyone,
one must eschew unbridled selfishness as nowhere vacuum,
as I reject with utter scorn a puerile martyrdom,
allied to strict neurotic self-denial,
this cycle of my being as celestial clued carpet,
with a hazy incipience that defies abrupt finale,
the universe is an unsung aquifer of odds-on opportunity,
in this circular continuance I strive to encompass,
for the zestful miner of mineral rich thoughtful seams,
of the shrewd enigmatic miscellany,
inner wealth as sapphire twinkle gem,
jewels that tantalise the legendary pioneer,
larger than life figure both historical and current,
I seek to be that person who has a craving for life,
in all its convoluted carousel complexities,
never thwarted by stubborn cyclic ring fence,
from a previous or contemporary existence,
as I glance with a portrait artist’s ardent inferno,
or a brain endowed Einstein awash in tangents,
who revels in an innovative pearl rich spree on tap,
I can immerse myself in hectic gaiety as sheer abandon,
allow myself to be engulfed by macrocosmic benefaction,
on a flamboyant side span found loitering in dizzy contours,
this mind of mine a buoyant wayfare whose growth endemic,
a gazer into every green elemental habitat’s criterion,
urban outskirt, townscapes exploit, scenic rural fingerprint,
I am that quintessential roving rural rambler,
in awe of sylvan stream,
the foaming cascade’s icy tingle,
algae tangle river gush that spumes and swirls,
whilst the eye can feast on mint green paddocks,
savour strident tweets from ruffled song birds
the sapphire cloud buster,
o’er gaunt shadow mountain peak,
elevated unicorn of bygone whisper,
but there are other finespun bookmarks,
tantalising in their closeness to that bud of effervescence,
within the compass of the newly found stout heart,
cities and their otherworld alleyways, quaint cul-de-sacs, and moonlit haze sprinkled lantern luminance,
streets that meander into cobblestone sidewalks,
where accidental brush with deft panjandrum manifests,
nowadays I never shirk or shy away,
from transition to that first faint foot step,
undaunted as I brazenly ascend in eventual composure,
they all elicit jewels of stanzas from me,
in my spellbound odyssey so broad and eclectic,
the unquenchable thirst for enlightenment,
now such an obvious iron clad spur,
cherished life long lasting goals,
based on concrete in depth zeal,
to eschew the least scintilla of hidebound reticence,
for an individual iridescent acme,
of unembellished pneuma, once seen beyond the bounds
Copyright © Howard Kerr | Year Posted 2024
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