Chetta Achara Poet Sijo

at summer's end

White blossoms nearly hidden 
          by the greenery of early spring
only hint at the bounty awaiting us
          in the long days at summer's end.
Is it true that youth
          is wasted on the young?

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Jerry Brotherton February 25, 2024 at 6:31 PM A fantastic poem, Chetta. The older I get the more I realize you are right, youth is wasted on the young. Chetta Achara February 25, 2024 at 6:45 PM Or as Johnny Cash sang "When I've learned enough to really live I'll be old enough to die!"

Kim Rodrigues February 25, 2024 at 5:25 PM Well done, Chetta! Chetta Achara February 25, 2024 at 6:26 PM Thank you.