Dawdling along the Homestretch
Friends have become weak & senile
The ones who excelled during adolescence
Walk, they do but slowly, like me for a wee while
Many are gone , become only reminiscence
Some sport a paunch
Others have silvery
hair
Some carrying ailments ,staying staunch
Responsibilities on each demanding care
Pain in the body for some
Disturbed mind sparing none
Solace yet to come
Despair & gloom one has to shun
Run, we could all day
Stumble in walk we do now, visibly drawn
Nobody has time today
The shadow of pain reflecting in eyes forlorn
Connection with friends, I should not have let
to fall
Often
the grief & sadness one has to swallow
Some comfort albeit small, thinking of
achievements if at all
Command of Providence we have to follow
The heart melts leafing through Albums old
Young friends of yesteryear look haggard & bleak
Yet remain precious as gold
Worth the images that we peek
Time’s
running out,
Faster in the coming days
What remains is
a Bonus shout
Beaming out energizing rays
So friends, give away what you have to
Finish
what you need to
Life free from anxiety , we all look forward to
Pretty much like the younger days too
Family, relatives we all love
But,what,s special with friends, memories
divine
In the dusk of our lives we look up & above
Ever near when the son doesn’t shine
In the final segment and trends
My only prayer is while I live
“God make me worthy of my friends”
Since I have nothing better to give
Note: After
this experiment,wonder if lines flowing from heart to pen (no mind in between), directly jotted
makes a poem. Clarity &
Refinement seem to be the crux. But how,
where & when to attain that ?
3 comments:
Lovely thoughts and sentiments in Blank Verse .
During a lifetime, we meet many , only some becime close mates . There must be some cosmic reason for it
Growing older with dearly loved people is like a tree attaining its fullness .
Each phase in life has its own charms , but old age is the best because of the full reasury of memories it has earned .
Something to rejoice in and be thankful for .
Wonderful flow from heart to pen.
Really hits the right notes
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