Of Arrogant Stock

He comes from a long line
of poets, ramblers and gamblers
Steadfast to his fortune to decree
the great solemnity of those
coming before him -
...................................But alas,
he too has fallen to the cold
clutches of dead redundancy -
lost vision in a field of poppies;

Elucidated from form and
meaning, a heartless solicitation
to those disinclined to glamour
believe imagination to be
reckless ...self-serving
..and perverse
...........................However,

being born of great rank and file
means not having to care for the cares
of others - that is, their wants for strangers-
not those for themselves -

Being bred of good wheat means
the fertile fields of fancy are always
well-sown, even in times of drought
and great poems reaped,
before the whole world dies,
like Autumn leaves . . .