A Monent's Silence

Eulogy echoes in a quiet heart
at the death of a beloved one.
In silence, the soul reaches

out where tear tarries
and sigh blocks the mind
from pondering: "Who next?"

The mind floats in space,
the eye reads a one-liner, bold:
A time for everything on earth.

© 2017 Celestine Ikwuamaesi
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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