An old folks' home, the lined up chairs
Yesterday there were no spares,
Today there is one empty space
Dot's moved on to a "better place".
An infants' school, the lined up hooks
Yesterday two kids shared books,
Today they all have one book each
To Gemma there's nought else to teach.
A terraced street, the lined up doors
It could be mine, perhaps it's yours,
Today one hides a sea of tears
Tom won't see his mid-life years.
A barracks room, the lined up cots
Today there are two vacant spots,
Bri and Jake, so full of beans
Blown away, still in their teens.
A cemetery, the lined up stones
Life reduced to boxed-up bones,
Lest this day should prove your last
Live it well lest it slip past.
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copyright D M Pamment 7th April 2011
Comments
Highhat | April 7, 2011 - 16:52
Very good indeed
;)
seashore | April 7, 2011 - 16:59
I agree.
Silver Spun Sand | April 7, 2011 - 17:37
Food for thought, David, most certainly. Well done on a more than deserved cherry.
Tina x
skinner_jennifer | April 7, 2011 - 17:43
This was certainly a very cleverly thoughtout poem.
Well done on the cherries.
Jenny.
kheldar | April 7, 2011 - 19:34
To Highhat, seashore, Tina and Jenny, my grateful thanks for your kind comments.
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shoe | April 8, 2011 - 18:08
it's so commonplace isn't it, we read it in the papers/see it on the news, and it barely goes in, except of course when it happens to you,
A well deserved cherry, :}
kheldar | April 8, 2011 - 19:41
Thanks for that shoe !!!
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MistakenMagic | April 10, 2011 - 09:53
Simply beautiful, David. A very wise outlook. Well done on the cherry! ;)
Magic xxx
kheldar | April 10, 2011 - 11:52
Praise from you Magic is always very special. Thank you so much.
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Kahdai | July 5, 2011 - 12:05
great poem kheldar K
kheldar | July 5, 2011 - 15:27
Thanks so much Kahdai.
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