Anthony O. Mitchell Jr. Poet Quatrain

Ailing Father 2k11

In the blink o' an eye, absent thy might.  
Great pain eclipses the dawn once of thine eyes.  
Oh Father, how ye have aged o'ernight!  
Thou fadest ailing Father; Dusk thine eyes.

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Elizabeth Wesley August 21, 2011 at 10:08 PM Anthony, I feel the depth of this verse. You have given a picture of the sadness when life fades. Thank you my friend.

Anthony O. Mitchell Jr. May 22, 2011 at 7:04 PM Thanks to all of the poets whom have taken the time to simply read this Quatran here. A fellow poet, - Anthony O. Mitchell Jr.