Last Days

Last Days



Trembling with trepidation, 
  You count days lived and enjoyed
Hamstrung with anxiety, stock take 
  Time your future has destroyed;
You seem to wait with bated breath
  To evaluate what you achieved
And, find with a lot of chagrin
  That forever you’ll be aggrieved.

Aggrieved for not giving Love
  To Friends, Family and to Self
Aggrieved for not using the chance-
  Now a dusty relic on the shelf!

Adopt elation of a consummate
  Who does Last Days approach
Content with trials and triumphs	
  Brooking no regret or reproach:
Who harboured the right gear	
  To face adverse clime to come
Like a Hunter from the Wild Cold
  Happy to head off for Home!     	


JM

17th Oct’ 2013
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
October 19, 2013 at 4:40 PM
It"s good to have someone like you on the Soup, who heals with words all these intimate fears we dare not express so easily as you are doing! I am definitely blessed today !!! All your poems bring hope! Blessings, Hanitra
Matose Avatar
October 21, 2013 at 6:28 AM
Re-sending failed mail" I might sound like a Doomsday PROPHET...Preparing for the future in every respect is noble. Future of family, our future life after life etc. Thanks for the supporting comment. JM
Matose Avatar
October 21, 2013 at 6:23 AM
Hanitra my Friend. I didn't want to sound like a Doomsday P
Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar
October 19, 2013 at 4:45 PM
Adding this: There was a man named Joseph Matose / You should see the words he chose / Just to make you fit again: / Go to work and No Complain! (^_^)
Peterson Avatar
October 19, 2013 at 2:14 AM
Marvelous in all respects. The word choice is magnificent and sweeps me along in spite of myself. Thanks for recommending this read. Mark
Matose Avatar
October 19, 2013 at 2:29 AM
Mark! Thanks for the timely response. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. Comment much appreciated. Thanks Friend. JM
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