She was a teacher
Who commanded her respect
Energetic days.
Energetic days
Vibrant and knowledgeable
Mobile library.
Today she is old
Bed-ridden and motionless
Before and after.
Before and after
No heroine or hero
Can fight time and age.
Written for Haiku Horizons: "before"
Who commanded her respect
Energetic days.
Energetic days
Vibrant and knowledgeable
Mobile library.
Today she is old
Bed-ridden and motionless
Before and after.
Before and after
No heroine or hero
Can fight time and age.
Written for Haiku Horizons: "before"
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10 comments:
WE have to bow before time and age. Dependency and confinement to bed breaks the heart. Well etched cascading haiku.
@Kalpana Solsi. Thank you.
I like the progression of this.
The truth of life.. Well penned!
@ J Cosmo Newbery. Thank you.
@Locomente. Thank you!
Time and age eventually catches up with us all!
@Kathy Combs. Yes.
Nostalgia with a touch of melancholia .....that's how I feel ! Exceptional !
@Milan Rajkumar. Thank you.
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