The Next Generation
He died
and his library passed away
soon after.
All of those books were
sold off to a second hand dealer.
The man never did have issue
that could read worth a damn.
Same with music.
Bach, Beethoven
and that rare Mozart recording
barely made it past the funeral.
His heirs at least
appreciated his art work,
appreciated how much they had
appreciated in value that is
since he bought them as a young man.
The house never stood a chance.
Too old, too ugly, was the consensus.
A nineteenth century gem
it said in the real estate listing.
He was a man of great taste.
His children are
the latest word in Philistines.
He left them such a legacy.
But they mistook it for a corpse.
- © John Grey 2021
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in Orbis, Dalhousie Review and the Round Table. Latest books, “Leaves On Pages” and “Memory Outside The Head” are available through Amazon.
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