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Mourning Poem I

Oct 02 2020 · 0 comments·  News

 

Roy Henry Kerley (1934-2020)

 

Bighead’s Lament

A sodden September night

Between the children’s supper and their bed

I took a rainy walk down to the canal-side

In my dead dad’s gumboots.

 

The night came far too soon

(How I miss him!)

A week ago we gave him to the flames…

 

The towpath ducks, dubious of my dark form

Slip to safety – over the water.

My father’s boots are far too big for me

(His hats were always much too small…)

 

O give me a thicker pair of socks

A shrunken head

A kinder heart

To follow in his footsteps…

 

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