Image: A Sad End (here)
The heart booming in little cautious palpitations
This is it the outcome of many uncanny episodes
A finality to the goings-on of varied situations
The final curtain to herald the end of the road
Wonder what little pieces of news along the way
What can transpire before the closing of the chapter
Ought to be serials of lively moments that hold sway
Life will be dull devoid of highlights that inspire
A pull-back on memorable moments and fears
Love and all the permutations with 'little darlings'
The highs and lows, of laughter and sad tears
Generally feature most that makes life worth living
Sanaa at Real Toads - curtain falls
Grace at d'Verse's OLN#215
Interesting take on the prompt. Hank. Retrospect thoughts but yes sad as aspiration to encore
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A unique and telling poem Hank
ReplyDelete'Wonder what little pieces of news along the way
ReplyDeleteWhat can transpire before the closing of the chapter'
Indeed, we never know what's around the next corner. Deeply thought-provoking write, Hank!
Yes Hank, you explore the duality of life here very sensitively. A theme I myself return to often - meat and drink to us poets!
ReplyDeletelove this. had this feeling of the flashback of a person's life at the moment of their ending .. . but they had lived well, loved, laughed and cried and had not lost their life by playing it safe
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Every chapter can hold something new
ReplyDeleteYou make it sound like a very peaceful ending, rich with those memories.
ReplyDeleteIt's the little things along the way that matter.
ReplyDelete"The highs and lows, of laughter and sad tears
ReplyDeleteGenerally feature most that makes life worth living" The good with the bad and that is life.
I liked this description of the journey to the end: "the outcome of many uncanny episodes"
ReplyDeleteHard to put your finger it it? What exactly makes life worth living? Perhaps a tiny red lady bug on your finger, settling down for a chat.
ReplyDeleteOur highest and lowest memories always seem to dig sharpest.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope for many more lively moments!
ReplyDeletelife worth living... indeed.
ReplyDeleteUnique and thoughtful poem, Hank. We have to keep adding little things to our memory package.
ReplyDeleteSo many contrasts in life... in the end it's the sum of it all.
ReplyDeleteHopefully the end means new beginnings!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to be a peaceful end of the road.
ReplyDeleteVery reflective for those of us who can see the end of the road on the horizon. I'm in no hurry, but I do find myself looking back more often than I used to. No regrets.
ReplyDeleteOh, we must live those chapters we are given to the fullest, because every book has an ending.
ReplyDeleteHeartfelt words, Hank. Only in those quiet moments can we fully comprehend the emotional content.
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