.
.
you aren't
Christopher Robin (although you possessed a certain boyish charm)
you aren't
a little bird with a bloody breast
you aren't
Christopher Wren either ( not a designer of monuments made to last )
you aren't
a Kringle or a Kester, or a Kit or a Pratt, and neither do I Pine
for your fine featured face or gangly grace
you think people think you patient, simple, strong, kind : you are kind --
kind of
a traveler, a Columbus
a voyager of words and mantras
a spider, a dove, a Q-tip, a compass
an open hand, a broken rosary, a praying mantis
a protector, ( just a man ), a bearer of Christ --
Christ!
Chris, what's this motto?
and, where have you wandered off to?
.
not a haiku
.
btw
april 26 2023
Crispin
n.b
ne plus ultra
latin for : -
no more beyond
motto used by Christopher Columbus' fleets
.
https://www.napowrimo.net/
NaPoWriMo day 26 Prompt:-
write a portrait poem that focuses on or plays with the meaning of the subject's name. This could be a self-portrait, a portrait of a family member or close friend, or even a portrait of a famous or historical person.
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