Always Nearing Home Poem by Daniel Brick

Always Nearing Home

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Homage to Jack Kerouac

Jack, I cannot claim to know you.
That's the simple truth, and would it
were otherwise is my current lament.
You were born a half generation
ahead of me. Your journeys were ending
just as mine were about to begin in earnest.
What your journeys discovered and passed on
I will let historians of the adventurers
of the Beat Generation relate. What you achieved
in literature those deeply moved by your
novels and poems can best proclaim. I will
listen and learn from them: they carry
your spirit in their lives and impart it
to the world. One of them, who calls himself
The Roncesvalles Poet, a Frenchman like yourself
in background, Richard Wlodarski, keeps your being
fresh and living. He embodies your service to
The Open Road, your commitment to truth-telling,
your quest for a golden scripture that will light
our ways. Jack, we see this clearly now, forty-nine years
since you lived among us, you were the modern Odysseus:
again and again you launched on new voyages,
always nearing home you kept venturing outward,
seeking new spaces those coming after you could
occupy, new homelands left in the wake of your
voyaging. We sense you still, out there, summoning
us to match your adventure to seek a Golden Eternity.

Monday, April 16, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: adventure,praise,quest
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Richard Wlodarski 23 September 2018

Daniel, it's been 6 months since I last read this poem. The Kerouac book has been completed! And it's going to be more than just one book. Maybe, three or four or more! I couldn't have done it without you. Thank You Ever So Much! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 111111111111

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Nosheen Irfan 30 April 2018

I must read this author. I have come across some of his quotes. He sounds very profound n enlightening.

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Richard Wlodarski 18 April 2018

Daniel, I am deeply humbled, flattered and honoured. This deeply moving homage to Kerouac is magnificent. It further inspires and motivates me to continue with this mammoth Kerouac Project. Although the project is huge, it seems effortless and energizing. It seems that there are supernatural forces guiding me. Thanks again for this wonderful tribute to Kerouac

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