POEM FORUM

I’m not sure this website will accommodate printed verse. A previous website would not, the stanzas would go wacko after the initial placement looked correct. So this is a test, if the same happens I’ll remove the poem. But here’s my attempt. This poem is recent and dedicated to the memory of my brother.

POSTHUMOUS DEBUT

In last night’s dream my brother

Appears months belatedly,

For the first time since his death.

From a party of strangers

All of whom smile kindly as

Tho we are friends-to-be:

“Who is he?” one wants to know.

I say to them: “That’s my Bro!”

Would an aura of love be withheld

Had this man been in their lives?

“His name is Jerry Case.”

Any ills the skies will erase,

For this is what’s left to know:

“In many ways he’s my hero.”

-closure-

I hasten to sit at his side

Among the bereft ones who smile…

Johnny Case 12-12-2024