Rusted
Reduced to nuggets of the dacoit time
Under the burden of spent splendour
Shattered silhouette in a shabby corner
The inexorable skeleton of lovely life
Entreats the Grim Reaper for mercy
Daffodils look at you in trembling awe
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June 17, 2016
Copyright © Probir Gupta | Year Posted 2016
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