Onward. as Creeley used to sign

by David Cope

These gathering
hours decades screams & ecstasies,
testaments of open-eyed friends & lovers
the many passages that each
heart brings, contemplation
lost to kali yuga beyond—

pleasure, treasure
best minds of my generation,
beat outriders who came before us,
burgeoning younger voices
who will sing the days
we’ll never see—

Silent serenity
thru storms, stars & huge wolf moon,
let jagged memory, earned wisdom
sing here with abandon
lives lived fearlessly
simple & plain.